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I believe the reason a lot of people are checking out is that inside companies there is an increasing disconnect between reality and what companies are saying i

I believe the reason a lot of people are checking out is that inside companies there is an increasing disconnect between reality and what companies are saying internally. When I started working 30 years ago you went to work, did your job for 8 hours and went home. Everything was pretty straightforward. Working hours were well defined and benefits were well defined. You knew you could stay at the job for a long time. Nowadays a lot of companies inundate with a ton of propaganda and talk about culture, inclusion and blablabla. At the same time they demand more and more time and effort while offering less stability, you have to report status every day, the salary of the top guys keeps exploding while the little guy barely gets a raise. People can see through the propaganda and become cynical. This is not only inside companies but also through entire society. I think trump's success and things like Qanon are a result of this.

nonford150 5y ago
Same at my company. We're a small BU at a large multi-national, very flat whereas most of the other BUs ave lots of overhead - they fill lots of DI-type jobs with these folks. Biggest issue is corporate expects us to produce the same Power BI type of output with deep slide decks for corporate level meetings with no extra resources. Our BU just got an award for best financial performance within the corporation yet no one ever asked how - we've been busting butt for long time, making and selling product instead of making higher-ups feel important while our CEO goes on MSNBC shows spouting off about how the DI crap is making the company so much better. Lots of created make-work. I'm no right-wing nut. My co-workers could be the UN - but we don't care about that; we just do our jobs - we're good at it and making things cheaper and easier. So glad I retire in less than 2 years. I checked quite a while ago. Been building my side hustle so once I go I'll be good. I do feel for those who I'll leave behind - it'll only get worse and less work will get done. M hope is they persevere.

nonford150 5y ago

Same at my company. We're a small BU at a large multi-national, very flat whereas most of the other BUs ave lots of overhead - they fill lots of DI-type jobs with these folks. Biggest issue is corporate expects us to produce the same Power BI type of output with deep slide decks for corporate level meetings with no extra resources. Our BU just got an award for best financial performance within the corporation yet no one ever asked how - we've been busting butt for long time, making and selling product instead of making higher-ups feel important while our CEO goes on MSNBC shows spouting off about how the DI crap is making the company so much better. Lots of created make-work. I'm no right-wing nut. My co-workers could be the UN - but we don't care about that; we just do our jobs - we're good at it and making things cheaper and easier. So glad I retire in less than 2 years. I checked quite a while ago. Been building my side hustle so once I go I'll be good. I do feel for those who I'll leave behind - it'll only get worse and less work will get done. M hope is they persevere.