[known]

It's risky unless you can protect yourself from Machiavellianism (willingness to manipulate and deceive others), Narcissism (egotism and self-obsession), Psychopathy (lack of remorse and empathy), Sadism (pleasure in suffering of others)

[bluejellybean]

Well duh, literally everything has risk though. Your comment is effectively useless in my opinion as it adds nothing to the conversation of improving a company, you're just stating it's risky. It's risky to even get out of bed to get a coffee as you are required to manipulate people to do so! Even worse than that, you have to manipulate an entire logistics chain to get that fresh cup of joe. Just ignore that these are all free exchanges and that those poor manipulated people get paid for the work they choose to do and can tell you to piss off at any time they please.

[Ecstatify]

Pot. Kettle. Black.

[muzani]

This is true, but I see this kind of self-protection and political awareness as just another career skill. Too many people try to avoid it instead of acting against it. Or sometimes you can ignore what the company does and focus on your own craftsmanship.