Ahh, but should one act in business to not get fired, or to do the right thing for the organization?<p>I personally couldn&#x27;t look myself in the mirror , speaking as a former VP of IT ops at a large company, if I made a decision where the primary concern was for my job stability.  In fact, the fact that I <i>could</i> get fired for making the difficult choice usually was a good sign.  I&#x27;m not talking about making reckless decisions, I&#x27;m talking things like firing IBM outsourcing because they&#x27;re price gouging and risking the inevitable call to our board of directors that is attempting to get me and my boss (the CIO) fired.<p>That said I do agree many IT people make the decision for their own stability first, and the company second.  That usually is due to a poor business leader that promotes a risk averse culture - unlike a Reed Hastings or Elon Musk.