I don't know what rock you've been living under, but licking the boot and bring patient leads you to be stuck in the same position because "you're too valuable

I don't know what rock you've been living under, but licking the boot and bring patient leads you to be stuck in the same position because "you're too valuable right where you are" for 33 years until the company gets restructured and you get laid off with nothing more than a "sorry!" before you could get your full retirement package.