The downhill lose-lose battle began with the coming of the new CFO who brought the elephant in the room of age and tenure discrimination. The top provider of online commercial real estate information conducts their internal business as slave owners. They daily crack their whips if we do so much as use the wrong abbreviation within our notes. Perfection, not progress each and every day. Firing someone means someone who’s still here gets double work. You’d better keep up your metrics (stinking metrics) or you’re not a good fit for the company even though you’ve been here multiple years and know more than your manager.