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Loyalty is not earned, it is more like 'snared' or 'captured'. Local guy had all the loyalty of his employees, almost a hero to them. Got bought out. He took
by JoeAltmaier 3y ago
Loyalty is not earned, it is more like 'snared' or 'captured'.
Local guy had all the loyalty of his employees, almost a hero to them.
Got bought out. He took all the money for himself, left the employees with nothing. Many got laid off.
Result? Still loyal. Still talk of him as a hero. Even though he obviously screwed them, cared nothing for them, betrayed them.
Loyalty is strange. Born of charisma and empty talk that's all emotion and no substance. Gathering it is more the skill of a salesman than a leader.
- lozenge 3y agoHe screwed them how? They knew they were employees not co owners.
- iforgotpassword 3y agoThat's the whole point of the story: Then they wouldn't have treated him as a hero and be loyal to him. If you're just an employee, your boss should be just a boss.
- code_runner 3y agoIt’s possible he paid well and was a great boss. I don’t know if these people are gonna take a bullet for him, but maybe he was great to work for and they got opportunities they think they wouldn’t have otherwise. Loyalty, appreciation, liking… is a spectrum. Loyalty doesn’t have one trumpish definition.
- JoeAltmaier 3y agoThey worked hard, overtime, so the company would succeed. They were promised endless rewards - "I'm gonna take care of you! We're in this together!" Then, bupkiss. No, not a hero.
- JoeAltmaier 3y agoSaid like a follower, determined to be loyal to an imagined hero, despite any amount of evidence to the contrary.
- s3p 3y agoLoyalty is absolutely earned.