I guess I'm really wondering from an expert, is this a recognized pattern? Am I just describing bad companies I've worked for? How often is this happening elsewhere?

Oh, yeah, that's very, very common.

And, you know, this is also something that happens in broader kind of HR dynamics when people start thinking about people versus roles.

And that happens when you think about, you know, a critical role.

You start to say, oh, that's Sarah or that's Rachel.

No, that's the person that has become critical versus the role is actually critical.

So when you think about succession planning or you're trying to have a deeper bench in a certain skill, you're wrapped up in the people versus the actual role or skills.

What does that require to actually have a truly neutral review? And why is it so hard to do when you actually have this opportunity of having watched someone leave or fail or not be as successful in the role? You actually have that perspective.