I understand what you're saying to an extent, but personally I have only ever once had a 'boss' that I could truly consider as having enough autonomy for this to even make sense.
Unfortunately this was for a casual job alongside my undergrad (i.e. not enough to pay the bills in the real world).
Otherwise - 'The Boss' is not an actual person. They're not my manager, they're not the HR department. 'The Boss' is a nebulous set of policy documents. Or as you say, there's a boss above a boss above a boss, and no-one that can actually be reasoned with or respected.
One day perhaps I'll be lucky enough to work for a small company without these issues cropping up, but that's been my take on things so far.
Unfortunately this was for a casual job alongside my undergrad (i.e. not enough to pay the bills in the real world).
Otherwise - 'The Boss' is not an actual person. They're not my manager, they're not the HR department. 'The Boss' is a nebulous set of policy documents. Or as you say, there's a boss above a boss above a boss, and no-one that can actually be reasoned with or respected.
One day perhaps I'll be lucky enough to work for a small company without these issues cropping up, but that's been my take on things so far.