They weren't living a life of austerity, a life without possessions His superiors tried to suppress him, and so he and his followers went into hiding, given refuge by the commander lazy monks.
In my previous role as a bank teller. I was frequently responsible for transposing client data from paper files and forms into the database where I did so with minimal errors and frequently received praise from my superiors.
It's perception. According to Darren Treadway, bullying is a matter of perception - the way some action is interpreted by a person, in this case, a subordinate.