Actually being an a**hole has nothing to do with it. Stupidity, in and of itself, would be ample reason for dismissal, in a normal company. However, LCA is not a normal company. It's full of idiots who would use their personal company pc's and laptops to post on sites, such as CafePharma. In fact, those are the same knuckleheads that have run this company into the ground. The previous poster was spot on when referring to treating the symptoms and not the illness. Case in point... a problem in my division is being dealt with by trying to pin the blame for the problem, on another department(I am sure that most LCA employees are familiar with this scenario). The whole reason for the basis of the problem is a failure to replace employees who have retired or quit. In a reasonable workplace, it would be easy to identify this issue and deal with it by hiring new employees. Once again, though, we are dealing with LCA. So, the "offending" department head cannot be honest and upfront about the problem, for fear of losing his job because he's not a "team player." Instead, blame is twisted, contorted and remolded so that it fits the innocent department, despite the fact that it is in no way, shape or form involved. Corporate and divisional muckety-mucks are so allergic to the truth that if they enter a room where the truth has been told within the previous 24 hours, they instantly go into anaphylactic shock. It amazes me that somehow this company manages to survive, in spite of itself.