Discussion could happen when there is at least some option of getting different opinions.
Who would openly admit that he prefers to be a narrow-minded person, who steals credit from others?
Not that this does not happen in reality, but still the chances for a discussion, when the question is formulated in such way, are very slim.
My intention was not a personal attack, really.
But ask yourself, if a complete stranger like me could arrive to such conclusions reading your two discussions in the coffee corner, other people, with whom you might work in the future and also don't know you yet, could also interpret your posts in a similar manner.
I find it amusing... this is the first time anybody has described my thinking as stereotypical, usually I face the exact opposite problem with many people I meet.
Probably there are some vast cultural differences....
Where I live, most people treat the workplace as the place where you spend 8 or more hours per day, so that you can spend the rest of the day doing things that you really like and with people you genuinely care about.
If you are extremely lucky to get paid for doing things you are passionate about and you work with people, who you can even call friends, then maybe you might see the workplace as holy - no idea, different upbringing and lifestyle again, I would not use this word in the same context.
As to the employer treated as a 'god' - people would hire me to do a good (or an excellent) job and part of this job is to provide honest feedback to my employer and to my project manager. And honest feedback implies communication between equals.
So you see - we are different.
I have absolutely no issues with how other people perceive (insert any object), as long as they don't expect that I should act according to their morality, beliefs etc.
Because of that my life is quite simple and less frustrating than at the time when I was a teenager.
If you are willing to dissect the subject about workplace interactions from a psychological perspective in a neutral manner, I would be glad to participate, especially if you are familiar with transactional analysis.
As for a philosophical discussion - if the topic can be somehow debatable and pose a mental challenge I could give it a try.