Oic, were doing the "he didn't grovel" to a "dictator" dog and pony show. Googling is hard, but if you use the search term I handed you, you will also see him kowtow to some Saudi prince/king/whatever. Are they "dictators"?
In my company its every person for themselves. If I go on a one week vacation, you guessed it, there's one week of work waiting for me when I get back.
My neighbor and I went in halves on a bottle of Jonnie Walker Gold. It is...alright...I guess. Neither one of us knows anything about whiskey so we just buy the most expensive / old one we can afford and see what happens. On the bright side, this experience has definitely proved to me that I prefer bourbon to scotch.
I was surprised when you mentioned that there's no clock in / clock out system and everything is kind of on the honor system. That would never fly here. Well, unless you're on salary of course, then they can work you like a dog.