"You say jump, I say 'how high'?" Yes, it's just a line from a trite song you saw through even when you were in high school. But the awful truth is that it ca

"You say jump, I say 'how high'?" Yes, it's just a line from a trite song you saw through even when you were in high school. But the awful truth is that it captures the reality of the corporate mindset very, very succinctly. Give people enough money and security... and whatever bullshit you ask them to sign onto, no matter how abusive and destructive it is to other people... they will happily come on board. And push the sleep button ever so firmly whatever parts of their brains might have (in a younger self) screamed out in protest. "Hire people just to fire them, Mr Bezos? It's not exactly what you're asking us to do of course, but if one reads between the lines in these mandatory attrition guidelines... okay, sure, we get it. And sure, it will inevitably lead to ruined careers, mental breakdowns, more than a few divorces, maybe a suicide or two... but hey, as long as the music's playing, we gotta dance, right?" It's just the way things work, and have always worked in hierarchical social structures.