Sam Altman
Sam Altman has engendered a surprising degree of loyalty from OpenAI staff.
  • Sam Altman's ouster has been so unpopular that most OpenAI workers have threatened to quit. 
  • The discord reveals a rare level of loyalty to a CEO, leadership experts told Business Insider.
  • OpenAI's small size makes it more likely workers would push back against change at the top.

Well, that didn't go as planned.