Imho you'll find that a middle manager who spends his days in meetings by himself wishing he could fire the "toxic" people who didn't come is non-essential, but I'm happy to leave that journey of discovery as an exercise to the reader.

You uave to be a real pleasure to work with...

Thanks! Your kind words just made my whole day. I appreciate that even when people disagree they can be civil.

We are totally not on the same page, but in all seriousness, I love your sarcasm. So maybe we actually would get along rather well at work!