Apple does not actually "take a hard stance on all apps to make sure they're not abusing privileges" though they say that they do in their advertising.
I see plenty of complaints from devs about Apple dropping their app because it runs unverified code, and that’s enough for me to know that the system is working.
If you read HN regularly you also know the app store has a huge share of scam apps that Apple has been made aware of multiple times and that perfectly legitimate apps gets removed for strange and suspect reasons (like because Apple is making a competing app for example).
Earth's population shouldn't be forced to do something for your sake. If you have a problem like what you mention with your job, solving it for yourself is much better than wanting to force something on everyone. It's very egotistical to even think that another person shouldn't be able to sideload apps because you have a shitty boss or job.