The 'Lion-eats-lion' Syndrome

There's a saying out there in the competitive job/retail market that goes something like: 'it's a dog eat dog world out there." If that characterizes the rest of the world then the expression, "it's a lion eat lion world out there," characterizes the Greek marketplace. If you've ever seen the intensity of 2 lions going at it you realize that it's usually a battle to the death; whereas, with dogs, there's really no comparison since the aggression that dogs display is hardly at the same level, not to mention that the size differences between them are likewise significant. It's like trying to compare elephants to dinosaurs.
The reason that I brought out this comparison is because the real world out there is similar to people trying to dominate each other - swinging at each other with these raging claws; it's like a bunch of savage animals. Anyone who has undergone the experience of working for somebody here knows that in order to climb your way to the top you got to step on and obliterate the person below you. Each company here that I've worked for had a person who was specifically assigned to the job of sabotaging the competition. They usually work undercover as secret operatives so that no one could discover their true identity. The same is true about people trying to compete for the same position in the job market. But it gets worse because they act like they're each part of the mafia. Each family is like a crime family. It's who you know that gets you to where you want to be. These family connections form a network of secular enterprises that makeup the commercial world out there. And for those who are left out on the dirt(they know no one) get swallowed up and spit upon without mercy.