A lot of favoritism!
Lots who were favoured along the way are exactly the ones who remained. Some of them did not deliver anything special in their performance.
Some of the extremely hard working people are gone. They were not on the "favourites" list.
I even got the feeling at times that the more you strived to do the best, the more you were disliked. With no results in the end. All while watching those who took it easy being put on the pedestal just because they were symphetized by the boss.
Sure, they are some expections. There are still some good quality workers selected to stay. But favoritism stinks and is prevalent and obvious.