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> the company itself as "Ohana," a Hawaiian term referring to family. I don't care if you truly feel like family where you work - please stop believing this bu
by zamalek 3y ago
> the company itself as "Ohana," a Hawaiian term referring to family.
I don't care if you truly feel like family where you work - please stop believing this bullshit. The socialization and fraternization of work is big fat lie that routinely gets employees to act as volunteers.
Your CEO is probably a socio- or psychopath and will say and do whatever benefits them the most. Even if they are not, they ultimately answer to investors/shareholders, not their "family." If you were truly family to them, they would take a pay-cut before sacking you.
Again, the concept "Ohana" at work, as a matter of fact, is NEVER true.
- mym1990 3y agoI will say I have made some great friends from work, some life long lasting relationships I hope...but I don't think any of those people are the ones that preach the whole 'family' thing. You don't need to be reminded who your family or close friends are...it kind of just comes from the experiences you've been through. All that to say...I agree!
- marcosdumay 3y agoI'd say that even in a family meeting, is somebody keeps saying "we are your family", that's a pretty strong red flag.
- mym1990 3y agoYeah, usually a guilt trip type of moment.
- elromulous 3y agoBtw, sociopathy and psychopathy are different terms for the same thing. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy#Sociopathy https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy#Sociopathy
- l3mure 3y agoThe haole plantation owners who seized Hawaii were probably saying the same thing back in 1893.
- dieselgate 3y agoThis made me shudder, have family who both migrated to and grew up on sugercane plantations there
- jedberg 3y agoIf it's a family, it's the kind of family you see in movies where father knows best and everyone does what he says. I preferred Netflix's honesty -- they always said "we're a sports team. We bring on top performers, and we cut low performers. Sometimes we even cut top performers that we just don't need anymore. But if you are a top performer with a skill that we need, you'll always have a job".
- justin66 3y agoWho said this? "Sometimes we even cut top performers" sounds like something an unusually introspective executive might write in their memoir, after they are safely retired.
- jedberg 3y agoHR would say it all the time. Usually after a top performer was let go and we wondered why and they would say "we just didn't need their role anymore".
- justin66 3y agoVery interesting. I can see that causing... extreme uneasiness, in some environments. But Netflix sounds challenging but cheerful and honest, the way you describe it.
- zamalek 3y agoYeah. It's way better when both sides are clear about it being nothing more than a business transaction. I assume that you wouldn't be looking for a job long as a redundant Netflix top performer.