Organizations are filled with people who are afraid to speak up when asked their opinion. Despite all the town hall meetings, open forums, assurances of anonymity, and suggestion boxes, some individuals can still feel stifled and do not offer their thoughts on subjects related to the workplace. This could be because of a lack of consistency in handling suggestions, centralization, or the actual loss of a job. For instance, if an organization is structured so that a good bit of power is controlled by one individual, then that individual can manipulate the direction a company takes, thereby eliminating any information or suggestions from below.