Well for your information, 90% of all of those involved with six sigma have been very near to "being shown the door." For the uninitiated, let me lift the veil of secrecy for a moment. What happens is this: An individual is recognized as not having significant impact on the stock price (this only occurs M level and above). Why, who knows? We have folks in Manhattan who extract the information from large databases.
As a way to bow out with dignity, a blackbelt position is assigned. The individual is then more marketable, and the company saves a million on potential lawsuits. Brilliant, hmmm? It was one of my double secret blackbelt projects.