Somehow this is one of the more disturbing works I've read, despite nothing extreme happening. "I can tell this will end badly for me, but I don't care since it's better than feeling nothing" from an affection starved person is a much more relatable motivation than I see in most series.
In terms of "How does she not get fired?", it seems like the answer is that emotionally healthy people request another editor after being beat over the head with the red flags. This leaves the people who won't challenge her with whom she can get away with more. Since she gets good results, higher ups would be inclined to leave her alone without very clear evidence she's a liability.
This leading to a manga artist harem is not that realistic, but it's a good setup for a manga storyline. It's also funny a female love interest is the first manga I'm seeing portray harems as emotionally insecure women (mostly women) competing to win affection and status from someone with power over them. That's much more like real world polygamous relationships functioned, where the husband determined the women's standing in the marriage.
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