Absolutely. A weird paradigm, indeed.
Trying not to defend any individual WF slacker, for certain, but any rational analysis of Bezos 14 Rules...well, the only thing that compares is the garbage that is Scientology, and the utter preying on fairly ordinary people with an aspiration complex, that Miscavige perfected to ensure a pathway for those who aspire to OTVIII; to the point of raking leaves at hq or scraping mollusks at SeaOrg, etc.
I was unfamiliar with the rules. Thanks for the enlightenment. Not a Bezos fan.