hairshirting
When a new kid is so good they could be the main event, but the old-timers force them to suffer through stupid, fake hardship just to keep their own boring jobs. It’s like making you wear a shirt made of rat fur because you’re too damn humble.
My boss made me do 20 push-ups for being late, even though I had a flat tire.
She wore a hairshirt for three days just to get promoted. It looked like a punishment from the devil.
The guy in the band had to eat a whole pie for being too good at guitar.