It's also comforting to remember not all managers are so short sighted. There is this purported quote from Henry Ford https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/6872338-henry-ford-s-reacti...

    Henry Ford’s reaction to a consultant who questioned why he paid $50,000 a year to someone who spent most of his time with his feet on his desk. “Because a few years ago that man came up with something that saved me $2,000,000,” he replied. “And when he had that idea his feet were exactly where they are now.