Lots of upper managers who know nothing are leading to us. Don't you feel that's pretty dangerous ?
Those managers want to keep their jobs, they try to cover their ass, or even lay off the employees. They only care how much they can save for the company, hire persons as many as under budget, fire/lay off the employees who are on their sides/race. They don't care the effectiveness.
How are you so sure "this is not gonna happen" when you think/say "this is not gonna happen"? We make the decision based on our knowledge and experience, not universal knowledge.
We, human, are too proud to neglect anything. We don't show a modest. The conflict is going to be happened when everyone think he is very important or he does not show a modest to others.