"compromise is only for the strong, the weak can only follow" I read this quote in some movies or drama which resonates with me very closely. I once explained this concept to my dear friend Mr Sim, to get him to stop measuring people to his level, especially when they are our teammates. So one day, the other friend whom i introduced into the team, gave a very "strange and unfounded" remark, and I snapped. Eric: "I chose August because I want them to report" Me: "Yes i know you want but why do you want, we need to justify" Eric: "No, because I want him to report it" Me: "You can't say things like that, this is not your father's bank, you can't just use your opinion to request submission of a specific time, your opinion does not matter to them" Ouch?? Harsh but fair in some regard. When you are self declaring yourself as a Regional Governance in a Japanese Bank, your opinion does not matter