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A clear theme emerging from these accounts is the belief that corporate loyalty is an illusion. Gone are the days when employees could expect to be valued over decades of service to a single company. Nowadays, workers often feel replaceable as companies readily discard them for newer, less expensive options during times of crisis. In fact, the average tenure in a corporate job has shrunk dramatically, now often spanning just a few months to a couple of years. This realization has led men to understand that climbing the corporate ladder might only result in a precarious position atop a very shaky structure.