Money, position or education can become a way for a person to declare others less valuable in advance. Then they no longer talk about work or actions, but about who supposedly has the right to speak.
We cannot reliably know from such behavior what someone feels or what motivates them. We can, however, clearly name its effect: people withdraw, the conversation narrows, and disagreement is greeted as an insult.
The environment has a responsibility not to reward it. If humiliation is tolerated as long as the person brings results, we send the message that respect depends on position. Business success is no justification for such a relationship.
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