It’s amazing to me how managers can’t see that the better the employees do the better the company does. They shoot themselves in the foot by trying to maintain an appearance of control because of a low self-esteem and admittedly a ridiculous pressure from above. I would run through a wall for a boss who displayed any kind of support instead of acting like a ‘roided up football coach who thinks tearing someone down is going to motivate them. Positive reinforcement has been proven to get more results yet managers can’t see that loyalty comes from positivity rather than threat or emotional abuse.