I'm not sure it's so directly tied to companies not prioritizing work getting done, in theory. I think what we see today is the result of a mash-up of several t

I'm not sure it's so directly tied to companies not prioritizing work getting done, in theory. I think what we see today is the result of a mash-up of several things going on at once: - a ridiculous amount of hours expected of employees, so employers pile on beer fridges and ping pong tables to lessen the blow - an obsession with "culture," which is such a difficult concept to define and control that the easiest ways to materialize it = beer fridges and ping pong tables and pep talks - a younger workforce that chooses to seek more "meaning" in work - generally speaking, inexperienced, improperly trained, and fearful people managers who only know "direct observance" as a management philosophy (this includes all those mostly useless meetings) - a shitty pattern of 10-12+ hour days as the new norm