I have seen this first hand at work in the past month. One Senior Engineer spoke up against upper management about an issue in a major product line. That senior engineer was walking around the whole month thinking that he would be getting fired for standing up. I asked him one day why he never became manager and he told me “If you want to high level position that means you abide by all the rules, you never speak up and you are complacent with what everyone says.” Instead of being rewarded for finding out issues in the product line, the senior engineer was walking on eggshells for the entire month. Within a lot of industry jobs upper management frowns upon those who vocalize their opinion if it is against the opinion of those with higher power. Management should motivate their workers to do their work in an efficient yet accurate manner. Rushing to meet a deadline with work that is rubbish should not be rewarded while at times it is. A way to motivate the employee and employer is through offering opportunities of advancement.