Value requires context. Loyalty means that while the company may be losing money for some transitional period of time, they are going to invest some time & tre

Value requires context. Loyalty means that while the company may be losing money for some transitional period of time, they are going to invest some time & treasure in their employees or transition them to a new role. Usually when companies are cold to their folks, it’s a one sided arrangement. You’re expected to stay 30 minutes late routinely because you’re a “team player”, but you’ll be penalized immediately for starting 6 minutes late. In general, there’s a broad line between being an asshole and a pushover. If you’re an asshole, you shouldn’t be surprised when people don’t like you. If you’re a pushover, you shouldn’t be surprised when people don’t respect you. With tech companies, they deliberately setup a cushy work environment to attract staff. When stock market conditions started impacting the executive compensation, the terms changed in a bizarre way. Some layoffs are almost completely random, and people generally resent being sacrificed to the volcano gods.