> So, with that environment, company level discussion about family and fun just tend to ring hollow. The employer/employee relationship is transactional...we pa

> So, with that environment, company level discussion about family and fun just tend to ring hollow. The employer/employee relationship is transactional...we pay you to do what you do. The most accurate way I've heard the employer/employee relationship described is by Reid Hoffman, who likens it to a tour of duty [1][2]. I think that lets both sides of the table set much more realistic expectations than the "we're a big family" ethos you mention. [1] https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141023153633-1213-tours-of-duty-how-to-organize-modern-employment https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141023153633-1213-tours-of-... [2] https://hbr.org/2013/06/tours-of-duty-the-new-employer-employee-compact https://hbr.org/2013/06/tours-of-duty-the-new-employer-emplo...