sadly it seems that occurs in most companies..regardless of how hard management tries to avoid it...there are some employees who work harder & tow the company line better & some who bosses just mesh better with....as a former supervisor I have to say I am guilty of it myself. I tried hard to not show favorites because that only comes back to bite you...at times no matter how hard you try to be fair to everyone it appears that you are showing favoritism..some employees have a different skill set that works better for some jobs and tend to get leaned on more often...either way it can result in what seems like an unfair workplace.