Your fictitious employer not only encourages unethical behavior but bases your review and compensation upon your compliance with these practices through a system commonly referred to as "rank-and-yank." Your manager has made it clear that neither poor performance nor questions about the company's business practices will be tolerated. You know the manager isn't bluffing; you've seen a friend and coworker who openly disagreed with company policy be bullied and intimidated by management before being fired. In other words, you know you have to play by the company's rules if you want to keep your job - even if that means going against what you know is right