That put a limit on how far he dared to push the reliable old autocrats.

这就使他不敢对这些可靠的盟友催之过急。

They think in terms of being a "boss." Autocrats also believe that if they take the softer approach, employees will take advantage.

此外，专制型管理者们还相信，对于一个“老板”而言，如果他们采取相对温和的方式，雇员们将会“不再服从管理”，因为温和的管理风格将被看作软弱的象征。

Employers sometimes called such workers “little shopfloor autocrats, ” and they resented the substantial control over working conditions these skilled laborers often had.

雇主们有时会管他们叫“车间小霸主”，技工们经常能够对工作环境进行实质控制，对此，雇主们也是愤恨有加。