As for layoffs, the most widely circulated statement in the workplace is that after 35 years old, you are a "waste man"; 35% of middle-aged people are always the first to be laid off.
It's not that leaders don't like good employees, it's that they don't like good employees who don't listen and can't be controlled.
Illusion refers to the fact that we expect too much from our work and hold unrealistic fantasies about the actual situation.
Work is part of life, not all of it.