So many of the trappings of working one’s way up the corporate ladder are laced with the culture of faux ownership. It’s no accident that managers and vice presidents with long tenure are the ones that get the first class plane tickets, corporate credit cards, and the best hotel rooms. Are things like that really necessary for the business to operate efficiently? No, of course not. They’re just built-in incentives for idealists to offer their services in perpetuity for the company.
