Those higher up on the ladder of management have no intent on protecting or guiding the company. Management's intent is to always just protect themselves as long as possible while pushing work load off of themselves down the ladder.

Collect your paycheck. Secure your knowledge. Prepare a dead man switch. Rob them blind. Have an exit plan. Fuck them.

After you get terminated without cause, collect your puny unemployment pennies and rest. Trigger the dead man switch. Bathe in pilfered office supplies. Offer trade secrets to competitors. Let management hire you back as a consultant making triple what they paid you before.

Also, do not give a rats ass and only do minimum amount of work. Make sure you get overtime for any time over 40. File a complaint with state labor board if you aren't being paid OT.