Oh i see you are well acquainted with the ever so popular american style of management, MUSHROOM MANAGEMENT.

for those of you who are unfamiliar, its simple, you treat the workers like mushrooms

Keep them in the dark
Bury them in cow manure (a more vulgar slang term is use for manure)
and if they pop their heads up to see what is going on, LOP them off.

a very popular (with management) style.