见解独到的人士要么被调往次要的岗位，要么就不被提升。Independent thinkers are shunted into minor jobs or refused promotion.那只不过是次要的因素。That is just a secondary consideration .上司把她降到较次要的职位.The boss demoted her to a less responsible position....

“次要的”的英语可以翻译为：less important，minor，[经] subordinate，secondary，lesser ...