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The Identities According to the Occupations and Professions
in the Corrupt Morality of Ignorant Societies
mistake. The boss, on the other hand, has the right to say anything he
wants to his subordinates and, if necessary, to berate them. Managers
do not mind being treated in this way, and regard it as the boss’s right to
criticize them. They do everything they can to get the boss to like them,

and to get on his good side. They will even fulfill menial tasks outside of
work to gain his favor. The purpose of all this self-sacrifice is definite:
The boss is the one who pays their salary, and exercises the final author-
ity in the workplace. Therefore, all the manager’s wages and benefits
are determined by him. Gaining support and sympathy from the boss is
extremely important for the manager’s career and future. For this rea-
son, a person with such morality will not hesitate to compromise his

honor and integrity.
It will be useful at this point to make an important distinction: It is
good for people to respect and esteem those who are in a higher posi-
tion or senior to them or to fulfill their requests. But, in doing so they
must seek the pleasure of Allah, acknowledging that person’s level of
morality, and not seek any material benefit from him.
But, people in a society of ignorance do not acknowledge the level
of morality of another. They respect a rich man even if he is morally
weak. They try to oppress those who work with them, with no regard

for their moral qualities, because their criteria by which they judge oth-
ers is not based on earning the pleasure of Allah. According to the dis-
torted way of thinking of a society of ignorance, these individuals
regard themselves as superior to those they oppress, and they think
they have the right to treat them badly. Now, this manager, who was so
meek and mild when the boss was present, becomes arrogant, over-con-
fident, a “do what you’re told” dictator. He is very harsh and uncom-

promising towards those under him. He barks out orders, and if a

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