Do not misunderestimate Sarah - she is still a momma grizzly bear, don’t let the lipstick fool you.
Roger Ailes, even though he is in management, still has to be held off at arm’s-length, and Sarah is just protecting her turf.
If you don’t reassert your position from time to time, they will stop respecting you....
If you become too independent, you isolate yourself and appeal to fewer and fewer normal people.