But that doesn't make them feel important.

Who. At any enterprise. Ever. Listens. To science.

Unless it flatters them or supports their sadism? I support doing science on business, but we need unions.

Been there. Good thing about my boss was he was brilliant, motivated, and open to feedback and self improvement. He could also suck the air out of the room. There were times I and others had to push back on that tendency.