It is baffling to think that bosses who yell at employees, manipulate them with ultimatums, and use “we’re a family” sort of rhetoric believe that their employee management methods are actually a smart business decision. They aren’t.
Luckily, we have people who have mastered the art of malicious compliance and take bosses up on their offers to choose between things that are undoubtedly good as opposed to working a dead-end job in a toxic environment.