I never said every single VP ever was like that. But exceptions only prove the rule.

>>but that time has passed

Hardly!!!!. You have worked at nearly every outlier company, there is. And you think culture you've seen there is the norm.

If there is any famous company with awesome executives, you will hear about them. You will never hear about those that crash and burn because of bad executives. Which are far more common than the ones that win.