I used to hear all the time about how companies were good things, about how CEO's should be respected for running their companies and managing their people ethically. I used to think that anyone who didn't would get kicked out by all the other ethical people on "The Board" or "The Union" Like "The Board" was some sort of magical disciplinary tool to punish greedy people for damaging the company's reputation.
And it has taken my a long time to get used to being disappointed time and time again.