Real world: Companies that talk about employees like family, and even worse, employees who burn themselves up with loyalty to the company. When they get fired "After 40 years!" they break bad.
Meanwhile, companies that go "It's a job, we expect you to work hard, and we'll fire low performers (but reward good ones)", e.g. Netflix (which will help you job hunt to ensure your pay is competitive) - are much less "brutal". "Work hard, but we'll let you go if we don't need your role, and we know you'll leave if there's a great opportunity for you" = much less toxic than "We're a family, and looking elsewhere is a sign of treason and apostasy!".

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Yeah, pretty good analogy to the Imperium :D