1 That you accept the unfair way your boss treats others, and that you compromise with yourself, your standards and thereby be on "the boss's side" 2 That you don't want to participate in your boss's "Christmas games" and that way you will slowly but surely be frozen out at your workplace. Working under a boss who is clearly moody, power-hungry, and highly manipulative often means that you have to walk on eggshells and submit to conditions that should not be possible at all.