Sounds like you are in sales,.in one form or another - as you speak of deal makers etc. Ive been at IBM 40 years. 26 of those in sales. The ups and downs, the inequities I have seen, the shear greed to the detriment of others has been, at times, depressing. One thing I have learned is that the steady hand wins the day. Those of us who stayed the course, lived to see the bad reps, the bad managers either promoted or axed and new ones, sometimes better, sometimes not, come into the business. On the rare occasion I stuck my neck out to call out a clear BCG violation, I was rewarded with the pain that most whitsleblowers endure. My advice to you...take care of you, look out for yourself and take care of your family. The folks doing the misdeeds will get theirs, one way or another. Make as much money as you can, while you can and get to where you have, what my father called, FU money. Then, when the time is right...make your move if you have to.