This is why I am always impressed by a person in a position of power who is not a coward and acts honestly and tries to avoid unkindness and being unprofessiona

This is why I am always impressed by a person in a position of power who is not a coward and acts honestly and tries to avoid unkindness and being unprofessional. Unfortunately, people like that don't move up much. Chances are, a middle manager made the decision on this guy and his manager was stuck with the task of getting rid of him. If they act honestly and fire him, their corruption and incompetence would be seen and their harm to the organization must be addressed. As harsh as Amazon is, they can set high performance targets and fire anyone, anything short of that is a sign of managerial malice and incompetence. I am seeing this "culture" all over. From return to office and layoffs to day to day stuff. Too many cowards in positions of power, with excuses for thier two faced dishonesty. They are afraid of communicating well because if they fail, they lose their position, that's why they communicate indirectly and dishonestly.