A red employee enjoys obeying the rules and climbs up the career ladder by making the boss happy. To the contrary, a black employee, while understanding the inevitability, despises the necessity to obey.

In any large organization, reds will always dominate—it’s inevitable. The system needs them, and they thrive inside it. [...] If you are black, don’t waste energy trying to convert or fight the reds. You won’t win. The only strategy is distance.