I see this catch 22 all the time. Employers complaining that their staff don't think for themselves, that they seem to do the bare minimum, can't think outside of the box, etc. and yet when an employeee decides they don't want to be a robot, the company clamps down on them quickly. Like you said Harold, the sad thing, is this process is started with kids at such a young age that by the time they enter the work force, the robot mode has been strongly enforced in them.