A very large inernational engineering company hires lots of new grads, one of them a former co-worker of mine who described how her boss told her "You're like a

A very large inernational engineering company hires lots of new grads, one of them a former co-worker of mine who described how her boss told her "You're like an orange; we'll squeeze all the juice out of you until there's nothing left but pulp and peel, then you'll quit or we'll throw you away". I guess this could also describe most law firms and management consultancies as well. Is it better or worse when it's systemic and not just an a-hole CEO?