Everyone always asks me how I find this stuff on linkedin, so...this is what my linkedin looks like and this is only 10 minutes of scrolling. I didn't even lookup any hashtags for it. It gets worse every day. A bunch of brainwashed corporate drones, simps, and failed instagram 'hustlers' looking for validation while giving up their dignity and self respect. Also the thumbnail isn't related to Halloween. It's everyone's first day there, they do 'show and tell'. Happy FRIYAY!!
@@jimmyrustles914 I hate it lol and try to provide atleast somewhat useful content or something to learn from. This is just clicking record and scrolling.
I hope you have a backup plan on some other platform for when YT makes up a reason that breaks some policy of theirs. Also, is HR lady and you coming back with CV feedback or whatnot?
LinkedIn feels like a dystopian nightmare. Like those north korean actors who cheer for the supreme leader in an exaggerated manner WE LOVE WORK WE CANNOT STOP WORKING WE DON‘T EVEN WANT TO GO HOME
My retired-truck-driver husband, when he sees stuff like this, asks "Do corporations think their employees are children and have to be enticed with snacks and a playground?"
That reminds me of a show or a movie where there was this dystopian workplace but they had smiley faces everywhere in the office and everyone was too afraid to show how miserable they actually were. Can’t remember the name of it, but that’s what I think of when I think of “company culture”
@@averyjames4623 Many artists have explored that theme across different media. Equilibrium and We Happy Few are some examples from film and gaming, respectively.
"I'm anti-being treated like a child." Me too. And I love how companies think a pizza party is the end-all be all of rewards. I can't pay my bills with a pizza party
They interview the dumbest employees to push their false messages. Those same employees are wondering 6 months later why they can't afford their AEP bill.
You shut up right now I need free pizza!! But as a blue collar machine operator on night shift pizza party just means wolfing down reheated pizza they stashed away at day shift on your 30 min lunch break before you work for another 5-10 hours. That's if they remembered to save any for the night shift.
My therapist jaw dropped when I explained to them in great detail that I am not just imagining our Narcissistic culture. This culture, this society, is worthy of judgment and we SHOULD be anti-this-society. These narcissists won't stop until they control every last Empathetic person. We've seen it time and time again through history.
"I'm being laid off?! But I put in overtime for years! I have no friends or hobbies outside of work because I never had time to do anything for myself! I don't even have much money saved up because the cost of rent in area and my commute downtown to the office took up 3/4ths of my paycheck!" "Heh...nothin' personnel, kid."
These are the same people who will accuse people who don't work as being mooches or leeches "living off of" some nebulous Other Person when these geniuses literally latch onto an employer for the same bloody reason and then get mad when "business" cans them. Except nobody is allowed to point this out because a few philosophical Germans 100+ years ago had too much to say about it, like it's some immutable ideology rather than a perpetual social feud over imaginary status
as a Corporate Drone myself, I can confirm that no matter what gimmicks or amenities your office has, you'll never have a chance to use them because you'll be too busy doing work..... the only people that can even think about it are people with a lot of downtime, like HR Drones, or upper management personell
@@BillLaBrie most places yeah, but I was in charge of building out servers and laptops and stuff for clients, going on site for hardware repairs etc, so my work actually had purpose since it was IT related, still over worked and underpaid lol.
This is honestly the mark of a disturbing trend I'm noticing. People are isolated, it's hard to make friends, and the family unit is declining. Your employer and coworkers will be your new family and friends. Why work for money? You're doing it for the family. You go on "vacations" with your family. Eat around the "dinner table" with your family. Play "fun games" like ping-pong with your family. "I GET to work for my family! Happy happy!" I almost can't believe it but it makes perfect sense. This is an infection, and its perpetuation is just *evil*.
@@mysticaccount5845 Capitalism is hardly to blame, moreso the government bailing out these superconglomerate corporations like Amazon and the various tech giants any time they have financial woes. If these bereaucrats and old men running our country didn't do jus that, we'd be far better off and actually have a fair economy.
It is really pathetic when you reach our late 40's, have kids going to college and are working with these types who want to play kindy all day long. Lucky I work remotely ATM, I can skin the majority of all these ridiculous BS but when I am forced to participate, I can't wait to get done with it.
No there isn't, whatever you're pretending to care about is just about the pay check. If you won the lottery today I guarantee you'd never go back to your job if you're not the owner.
@@lougongma5417It is specific workplaces that do this stuff. "team building" events and other things that waste your time. The company thinks that if they can convince their employees that "its like a family here" and specifically hire people that are into that company culture, they can pay extremely low and give people no opportunity for promotions or benefits (unless the company desperately needs them to be promoted) its all smoke and mirrors and games to pay people less money for their work. Go to work for the amount of time you agreed to work, and then immediately go home and dont message people after hours unless you get paid for it. Thats how I work
I’m a mayor in a small town….7 employees I was pushing for a raise for them…..one of the councilmen suggested we give them certificates instead….. I looked over to the clerk who was recording the meeting and told her to give herself a certificate on Monday…..then told them to get serious people can’t eat certificates
@@LiveGame555if you can't invest in your talent, don't expect to keep them. Instead of giving them a pittance like a useless cert, start looking for entry level replacements if that's what you pay for.
@@LiveGame555 I disagree, Yes tax payers are paying, but government employees never see a wage that keeps up with inflation as we continue to slash taxes. And then it effects wages in the private sector as well. Where I live wages at Wendy's are comparable to teachers. One it leaves to shitty teachers, another is it cheapens the value of education and corporate engineers etc. It destroys the living conditions for workers.
Let's flip this: I GET to pay my employees well. I GET to let them off work early on Friday. I GET to allow them to work from home if they want to. See how easy it is? Now go on, CEOs of the world. Go and implement the I GET TO mentality, it will make you happy.
I work for a company that does all of that shit and I'm miserable because you can't not participate. My manager told me off on my 121 performance meeting that I'm not enthusiastic enough at those activities. I'm an immigrant and it's my first job in this country so I assumed that it's a mentality here. But for someone from Slavic county this all looks like people have gone mad. We never mix work with personal life or 'fun'. Work place is to do work not to socialize or play. Not healthy to mix the two.
When I told my bankrupt boss how I had just got him out of a bill for $64,000 (long story).....he just sat blankly looking at me. I said, "now is the part where you say thank you". He started laughing. I penned my resignation right after that.
Welp. It beats warning the team of a 250k mistake and then getting blamed by the manager when said mistake inevitably happens. (I had already quit months ago)
I'm convinced that the people who "can't wait to go back to the office" are either extremely extroverted and can't stand working by themselves, or they have a lacking social life and consider their co-workers to be close friends
Usually the types of people who have no interesting hobbies or family to be with, so they use work as a facsimile for that absence, even if the pay and benefits aren't good.
People are gaslighting themselves to see work as another place to find friends and personal fulfillment because their lives are empty and unhappy. They need to stop dragging the rest of us who just want to do our jobs, get paid, and go home into it.
That, and the fact that the company probably has too many managers with too much time on their hands. So they need to feel useful by "planning" stuff. Whether it's weekly meetings, or potlucks, or holiday decorating.
It IS one of the major ways of finding friends though after school. As an introvert I'm not bothered by others wanting to socialise and we really shouldn't be trying to impose our introvert ways on extraverts
Nah they can f right off, I've put up with extroverts trying to shove their insecure thought patterns onto people like myself for the entirety of my life as if it's supposed to be the norm. If people don't appreciate me for who I am they can stick it up right where the sun doesn't shine
I don't mind offices with seasonal decorations, but man it's crazy to see how corporate offices are trying to be like college campuses. Like damn people, can't you find a fulfilling life outside of work? Aren't you all adults?
@@Goodmanperson55 Maybe they should paint them like kindergartens with pictures of cute, fluffy animals on the walls and plenty of toys on the floor. They could also serve babyfood in the canteen.
It does not sadly. Yes things differ in different parts of the world, but the problem is most managment sees this culture as a good thing and they copy it from Americans. Plus let's face it: American corporations have their offices everywhere (not a bad thing in itself) and so a lot of the policies are set globally to be consistent with the US.
Bruh I have to tell you that this culture is reaching or rather has reached as far as Russia. Been working as a PR manager for an event organizer whose primary clients were European oil and gas giants and I gotta say that I can relate to every single thing Josh has been telling about - the CULTURE, the zoom calls after events with the same old message for the top guys (Sales and Projects), the watercooler small talks, the video contest to celebrate company's anniversary... Man that sucked hard. At least I was working remote 90% of the time. Funniest thing is that I discovered Josh's channel like 1-2 months prior to me quitting - guess that was google adjusting my recommended feed based on me verbalizing my discontent with the job. I also discovered The Office and Office Space at that time, it felt very relieving to be watching these masterpieces.
That's not even the most ridiculous job title I've seen. There was a guy who labeled himself a "Digital Success Manager", whose previous job had been as a used car salesman.
@@blaisetelfer8499 I have seen that before as well. From a McDonald Manager to a Software Developer Manager( without any software development experience)
"Cvlture" is usually code for getting rid of people who point out problems or won't put up with abuse. I want a job with security that gives me enough money that I don't have to constantly worry about losing everything, I couldn't care less about the quarterly pizza party.
I worked at a company where you received a percentage of the royalties from patents that you filed for the company. Then I worked for another company that gave everyone who filed a patent an ice cream social at the end of every year. I liked the first one better.
@@JoshuaFluke1Depends. I'd rather screw around on the clock for a half hour at the start or after lunch than head out to do sweaty labor. -grounds maintainence in a park for 11 years
Their jobs are trivial and meaningless. They have to make up accomplishments to give themselves.. its typically a man of indian decent who likes to dress up nice and wear too much cologne to cover up the smell of disappointment left on them by their parents.
Made a Linkdin account because I'll be leaving the Military soon after 12 years in Aviation, got a message from a Job recruiter saying there was a job fair in my area on a Saturday at 9am, said to dress for an interview. Drove an hour, got there, it was a in-brief for a low-end job for a single buisness. Pay was less that 30k a year, No medical or dental. Immediately blocked the recruiter. Complete waste of time. Became very skeptical of the recruiters on there.
You know, I must be a terrible CTO. I just have a daily 15-30 min scrum (we're a small company).. and then leave my coders alone for the rest of the day. Incentives: We all work from home, paid weekly. I give them more money(raises) when they do good work. I mentor them if they ask questions but otherwise keep all B.S. out of their life. I guess I need to introduce more "cringe culture" into the workplace...oh... I have almost 0% turn over so I think I'll stick to this thank you very much. We also have very loyal and happy customers. Amazing what you can do if you just let people do their friggen work and otherwise leave them alone.
The problem here is that coders have actual value as employees, people from the video are obsolete and don't have any important responsibilities - otherwise they wouldn't be posting this garbage on social media.
@@OCDTraci Sorry I'm packed full and have coders at other companies (locally) ready to jump ship if I call. Good problem to have I guess...but I don't call unless I have at least 12 months of solid work for them, don't want them to hurt their own careers for a 4-6 month gig. We're picky about out client engagements and won't take a lot of work other coding companies do...so it's slow, steady and long-term growth or we don't really want them. Big clients = big problems for the most part. We target mid-sized clients with greenfield needs. For example: Someone like AT&T would be a huge pain to work with, are (in my experience) unethical, use contract size to pressure all kinds of extra work and "discounts", and are slow to pay, impacting my company's cash-flow. But if you're in the North Atlanta area you can find me on linked-in, reach out, and I'll keep you on the list of contacts, but's thats the best I can do for now.
Whatever happened to competent social psychologists that actually cared about things like ideal working conditions and accurately identifying factors that lead to efficiency? Now it's just marketing your own employees with corporate commercials to brainwash them into loving their company and trying to shame them if they don't.
Very good point. What happened to the competent people? Maybe there is no place for them anymore but only for marketing people who think they are fooling people to work for them by making promotional videos. Someone should tell them that people do not apply for jobs because of some smartass promotional videos, it is not what attracts them. They do it because they are interested in the position from a monetary and professional point of view.
Marketing is manipulation through a combination of creative lying and embellishing the facts, often trying to connect the product to something dear in the customer's life. Tragic how easily people seem to fall prey to it nowadays.
Because the psychologists are just another pert of the machine. At some point, companies that use psychologist will use their knowledge of psychology to fuck with customer and workers minds at the behest of the boss for profit
I feel like the older i get the more it seems like jobs are getting more and more cultish. It's like doing your job isn't enough now, theres soo many meetings, forced "bonding" and non stop emails and slack messages. It's like you can never actually get away. It's creepy.
people act like you're the weird one when you don't want to stay behind after your shift or dont say goodbye to EVERYONE personally before clocking out. It's stupid
@@AleTitan exactly, like being professional now is having to pretend everyone you work with is one big happy family...it's disturbing, and then being made to feel as if having correct co-worker boundaries is unprofessional or grumpy is even more disturbing. It all feels very manipulative.
Thats not a good thing, every company should give stock options. Workers should be encouraged to own shares in their company. It gives them more negotiating power while also encouraging mutual cooperation and increases the stock price. But to your bosses efficiency isn't important, it's about control.
@@plsno8125 I don't know about "every". Each compensation package is different, and you have to look at the total value. Usually startups, big tech, or employer owned companies give stock options. Startups because they may not have the money to pay a high salary, but can offer stock options that would be more valuable in the long term.
It is, it's all a facade. Worked for Google as a programmer and I was blown away. The people who appear to be happy are on drugs, your expected to work 80 hours a week and live at the company. I left after 2.5 years and don't regret it atvall
"He was speechless and then grinned" I actually believe that really happened. I also believe he was speechless because he couldn't believe the douche baggery, and then grinned because he has to, because he's just a McDonald's employee.
That whole anecdote reads like fan-fiction written by a hormonal teenage girl. But it's LinkedIn, where nobody lets what really happened ruin their fanciful imaginings in the ongoing quest for internet points from random strangers who are just as deluded.
LinkedIn..so sad to see what's become of it now. Corporate culture is now just another level of high school or freshman college that will never improve a person's growth. You can see how true that is.
The funny thing is that no matter how good you are at your job, you'll get passed over for promotions or even get fired if you fail to participate in the culture dog and pony show.
Well, as a matter of fact it's much more of having the right connections, which includes knowing better which balls to lick, and how, and how long. How do you think all those people with less skills than you got their promotions??
One of my former HVAC companies was predominately white( as tradesmen's typically are ) and during a pre summer hiring spree they brought on 4 black guys at once with 0 experience. Even though there were several other licensed and experienced individuals applying for those positions. 1 year later only one of those dudes was still employed.
@@ZZH1986 I remember a black dude trying to fix my furnace... Kept ordering and changing parts and left me with a gas leak. When he left he was crying... I called the warranty company and said I want somebody else who can diagnose the problem. White dude comes and gets it all done in a matter of an hour, including gas leak. I dropped the home warranty coverage for that very reason because they got too many incompetent diversity hires.
Ran my own business for 20+ years and I agree, it's not even close. It's a different set of negatives and positives. You can work as hard or as little as you want but you still must make rent. One of the best benefits is the obscene amount of smoke NOT being blown up my ass on a weekly basis.
@@RowdyLpx I'm still working at my business full time. I'm trying to buy another commercial property to expand operations. I appreciate the motivation. 🥹
Definition of a job in a company: Wake up every morning to smile at people you don't like and to pretend you are happy where you are enslaved. Forcing you to be a hypocrite and asking you to be an honest worker.
unless you can start a stable and profitable business/committing to be a freelancer, unfortunately that’s what we have to do. otherwise, where will you get money and fortune?
They would push all this corporate culture stuff when I was in undergrad about to graduate. What I really care about is being respected at work, meaning not being harassed, bullied, fair wage and decent benefits not being expected to work off the clock. I want to have the resources to be able to put out my best work. I already have friends. I don’t need to make new friends at work by playing elementary school games and know everything about their personal lives. I use LinkedIn for job search but I don’t even look at the newsfeed 90% of the time. It’s either political, people kissing up to their bosses or people posting personal life stuff that they should’ve kept on Facebook or IG.
Exactly, I find it illogical to try to form friendships in a working environment. I like keeping all of my stuff private. Yep, you are also 100% right about the feeds.
@@LuminousWhispers11 If I can form a friendship that’s fine, but its not one of my goals. I already have enough friends. 😂 Also I rather be private about my personal life because I found that anything I say can and will be used against me by backstabbing, jealous coworkers. 😅
This disease is spreading more and more... It's so scary. Imagine finishing work so that you have to play with your co-workers instead of spending time with your family or yourself... The thought of standing up against this on a job and later having your pay check cut is fucking abnormal.
God, I'm so glad someone else out there says this sh!t. I used to work in tech and I felt like everyone was brainwashed and I was the only one who was disgusted by corporate work culture.
I started a dnd group with some guys from work. Two of them left the company, and still play. You can “build culture” without being a fake shill. Two rules: 1. no talking work on my discord 2. Don’t tell management I do some of the DM work on company time (it is organizing team building events, I tell them that that much)
My job lets you do that. Because not everyone likes the same thing, and having people at work actually get along is good for their bottom line. Then again, I'm changing jobs soon, so it's not 0% retention, but it's way better than a fucking foosball table.
You Know I was thinking about how bad Linkedin is for employees. They literally force you to put everything there. Education, Experience, People you know. So in a couple of years instead of applying with your CV. They check you out, and use all this information in your profile to pay you less. No matter how well prepared you are. There are always someone with more connections, experience, Education than you. They use your own information Against you. I had to create an account to see all this.
I wouldnt agree with that. I agree with the author that 99% of linked in is ass kissing nonsense, but it's helped me land several good jobs. It just gives more information about you than typical resume. It's up to you to tailor it to present yourself in the best light.
I agree. I really do feel like we shouldnt be using LinkedIn as often as we do. Nepotism, corp simps, maybe even doxing and workplace sabotage will just get worse if this becomes the standard 'resume'.
Plus your picture!!! Don't forget about that. How can the job interview process be non biased when they've got race and age all figured out up front???
@@lisabrightly never put your pictures. Ever. Shows the skill you got. That's it. We're here in LinkedInnot to be a model, we're here so that we're not sleeping on the street.
Corporate chaplain sounds like something a company would get so they don't have to get medical insurance. Instead of calling an ambulance for a severe workplace injury, they can just administer your last rites on site.
They want to become your god above all other gods. Worshiping Jesus isn't in their taste and a big no-no (he was too fond of knocking over exploitive money lenders' tables). They get embarrassed about anything to do with Christianity, but are willing to post the most cringe, fake nonsense possible.
Completely agreed. When I worked in a horrifically dysfunctional hospital we played these stupid games together as part of “building a team” and then we went back to hating each other five minutes later while our patients died because of our lack of communication
@@Alex_Cevi At least that implies that other drivers use their turn signals. Because over here in my part of Australia turn signals seem to be a foreign concept
Corporate simps are never in short supply. I saw a vid the other day boss bought wingstop cards for his guys so they could take their family out to dinner after work one night. It's a small gesture but he showed a human side that cares about them.
@@Skank_and_Gutterboy Exactly! I had a job through a pimp/temp company and they had some cheap celebration in the break room of the company I was whoring/working for. It was so cringe I just wanted to go back to my desk. Interesting side note: I finished a six month job in three months in hopes of impressing the company to get hired on permanently. My reward was, ""Thanks! See ya!" I started my own business after that and still going twenty years later. None of that bullshit 9 to 5 for me.
I’m a retired engineer. Our company had profit sharing, 401(k) matching, and semiannual bonuses. It was a great place to work, but very fast paced. I still meet the VP & one peer regularly for lunch, President, and CEO attended my wedding. Pick your company wisely, I was also exceedingly lucky.
@@user-lu6yg3vk9z in our company the president & CEO was the same person. In larger companies, it’s often two different people. Google it, investopedia has a good explanation of the differences.
If I ever own a company I'd want it to be as much remote WFH as possible, recognition would be cold hard cash, and there won't be any BS of creating a "family". You work, you WFH, you get paid, you get cash, and you enjoy the real life outside.
Sad thing is while it could work, you also even more likely could be penalized by the markets into failure because your costs will be hirer than competitors who simply treat their employees like garbage.
@@marksfolly123 he needs to somehow offset it by a substantial increase in productivity out of his management style. I presume people being treated like garbage aren't really the most productive?
You opened up my eyes to all this stuff. Before I saw your content, I thought "eh, it's kinda cool to have a pool table, video game system, lounge area, etc." Now I know that it's all a sham to keep you in the office, and at the same time you're not supposed to use any of those things. The solution is to make your UA-cam channel mandatory viewing, problem solved.
I'm just sad for the day YT decides to ban this channel because it's breaking some made up policy. I hope Fluke has a backup plan on some other platform.
it's funny, every corporate job I've worked with "benefits" like a community break room, or gym, or other shenanigans, you never get to actually use them unless you are an HR drone or middle management, as I've always been on the teams that actually do work, and we are too busy to goof off
I have a great story at work. Our company was gathered into a giant room. The head person started off telling each department which ones are going to be laid off. After each department were told their verdict , everybody would clap. When it came to my department, we were told we were going to be laid off. The head guy thanked us for our service. I didn't clap. This lady in my department clapped. I'm like...da hell is wrong with this picture. Da hell is wrong with you lady? 8 years of hard work....down the drain.
i worked for a company like this - they won all these awards for "culture" and its literally because we were all told to vote for ourselves with a pizza party as a prize... culture there was synthetic, non-genuine as FUKKKK - so glad to see someone post about this
These people are the kind of parents that work too much to spend time actual meaningful time with their kids but they still force them to do a weekly family game night that no one enjoys
You sound ungrateful. These parents that work too much are trying the best they can. The family game that no one enjoys may be the only time they have to spend with their kids. It's not easy to come with perfect solutions. Maybe you are smarter than them. Instead of criticizing, what would you do different?
@MatheusCarvalho-ev9hw While not everyone is religious, we did Family Home Evening when growing up and honestly it was great so I don't understand what OP is meaning although to some extent I agree with him however I agree with you more that at least they are spending time at all instead of working 60+ hours then going home downing beer while not even interacting with their kids even once a week
@@user-641g2g1szxcy are you a parent? Do you see how nowadays everybody only wants to be on their phones? Do you see that sometimes an effort is needed to make people interact with each other, even if immediately it feels not do fun at being on their phone? Life goes fast. These dumb games can be boring sometimes, but at least they allow some time for people to do something together.
I had seen a post where someone wrote his wife died but can not be let down or feel to sad because work is important and use the link to book a meeting
The irony of the person at 3:09 being a director of a nonprofit making nearly $500k a year with just a bachelors in communication from a mediocre university lecturing a mcdonalds worker about how they get to change the world by smiling through their wageslave job is incredible. I love how she even felt the need to mention the coke costs $1.06, can't believe this isn't satire
I can tolerate Seasonal stuff and maybe attending some end of year dinners I can understand doing. All this other shit like climbing walls, ping pong tables, show and tell shows, inviting coworkers for pumpkin carvings are NOT convincing me to stay at work longer than I have to. And I'm only thanking my boss for delivering my paycheck and accepting leave.
Nothing wring with ping pong tables imo. If I was a CEO and had an a big office I would put that stuff in there. Make it less of an eyesore and have fun shit to do for the people that actually like it.
@@johnstamos5948 I think the problem is when bosses/management try to pass off the ping pong table as a work perk in place of beneficial perks or higher salary lol
@@djnastienate Usally after work. Also you can increase compensation while also putting stuff like that in. People will use it at a job that doesn't actually hold it against them. Not everybods is introverted , or a homebody, or works a job where they hate all their coworkers, or has family duties. Trust me on that, at my security job we would usually sit back and shoot the shit for like 1-2 hours after we were done work. Fuck the actual job but once we were done we just stay and joke. About four to seven people at any given time for about a hour or two. Or we'd leave and go to Wawa, or a bar. Sometimes both. Knowing the people at my workplace, stuff like a ping-pong table would mean it would be immediately on sight moment we clock out
I spent 25 years of my life thinking I was special working in corporate America. One day I work up and found myself with a blue collar business making 5x my salary and with more free time and the ability to travel around the world. What a waste of my life it was… completely brainwashed. Am begging young people to wake up
As a kid I had a pathological fear of working an office job that has followed me into adulthood. I’m in EMT school because being covered in human being is a lot less scary than being stuck in a cubicle.
I remember all of those so-called "benefits" back during the Dot-Com boom. They didn't last all that long after everything imploded. Give me an excellent salary, ability to work from home, less BS, autonomy to do my job, and get the **** out of my way.
I think this is emblematic of how there's a decreasing sense of community of community for people to get involved in outside of work. People's coworkers often become their family in a way. I know several people who stay working in their mediocre jobs because they are so close to the people. It's reasonable for corporations to attempt to cultivate community since millennials are known for changing jobs every 1.5 years. And it's a whole lot better than the alternative, of no spaces or time being made for people to connect with one another.
I believe that there is less community today and to a large degree I think it's because so many people are already making their career their whole life. When they retire they make the sad realization that they have had little interaction with anyone outside of their immediate family, and no friends or hobbies outside of the workplace. Enticing workers to spend even more time at work is only going to further erode any chance of experiencing community outside of work.
On a side note, LinkedIn is such a goofy platform. Like, I figured it was social media for all my colleagues but I just keep getting requests from salesmen who want to get their foot in my company's door and people congratulating me on my work anniversary which I've long since forgot about.
I thought it was a joke app this entire time, had no idea anyone takes LinkedIn seriously, always looked dystopic and strange to me so I never used it.
Told my previous boss that beer and pizza won’t pay my bills, as this is the reward she wanted to give my team after being understaffed but yet able to reach our target early. Next day handed in my resignation and my team will probably follow.
Thanks! I've been on the fence about dumping LinkedIn for years. Dumping it right now. ...There, I already feel like a Great Nothing has been lifted from my shoulders.
Then you would hate the corporate world. I have noticed in the corporate world the quality of your work and your performance are less than meaningless. As a matter of fact, the harder you work the more you will be despised by everyone. The only thing that matters in corporate America is being liked. I've seen unlikeable, hard workers get fired while likeable, lazy people get promoted. Corporate America is an abyss of fakery and douche-baggery like our species has never known.
@@Maki-00 If you see them use the words "diversity", "equity", and "inclusion" anywhere on their company page, then you know it's a crap company to work for.
@@nerychristian I'm shocked to see them asking for your "pronouns" when you apply (Including "zir"and other made up BS that I don't even know what they mean.) Some even ask your sexual orientation. Even as a straight person, I don't want to divulge my personal information. How is that even remotely relevant to a job?
Same thing with amazon. I worked there for almost two years. Favoritism was through the roof. Gaslighting was serious. Hard workers wouldn’t be incentivized and those lazy would take advantage of the kindness of the hard workers. It’s sad
This video reminds me why I don't use LinkedIn much anymore. It used to be a website about industry insights. Now, it's Facebook for corporations. Subscribed.
I hate it when someone who interviewed me (but didn’t give me the job) wants to “connect” on LinkedIn. “Hey, it was so nice meeting you the other day!” Honestly, gimme some money or leave me the f alone.
This is exactly why I would be an amazing CEO. The current ones are terrible. Here’s the real problem with all of this kind of stuff. This kind of stuff turns adults into children. Children act like children. Intelligent and high potential workers who do not participate in these childish behaviors get cut. The company then looses out as a result. The intelligent and high potential worker then looses out as a result. These people have turned the workplace into high school. Complete with the social groups and clicks found in every high school. Btw, hanging paper decorations from an office celling is a fire code violation. Paper is flammable.
The worse part of company culture is making the staff pool their own money together for some charity & then have us represent the company as being so charitable meanwhile the company receives a tax credit on our dime, but hey, we were paid the few hours away from the workplace.
That's why I don't donate to charity whenever I am paying for something at a store checkout. I know it's all bullshit, and about looking good while getting a tax break.
@@nerychristian That's actually a myth, companies cannot claim tax breaks on your donations at check out, you can though. If you want to double check for yourself just look up checkout donations tax break and you should find multiple sources verifying this claim.
All these ping-pong tables, football tables and bouldering wall are irrelevant at one's working place. An office should be a place where you go to work, meet your colleagues and your boss and then you go home. If teams and colleagues would like to have fun together, they can do it after work. All these "facilities" and "perks" at offices are just an excuse of not giving people salary raises and bonuses. Instead of decent monetary rewards, companies have found some fun, cheap surrogates that supposedly would make their employees happy.
I mean, you can't use any of those things if you're actually working anyways. If you're on break, that's time to rest and maybe set up for the next assignment.
I had a friend who's sole job was to post things like what we see on LinkedIn. They worked for Nasa, IBM, and other tech companies. This is what Universities are teaching Business Marketing majors. It's a facade that companies invest in now. Makes me sad actually that companies just don't invest more in their production employees... wages..
This is why I dont do advertising via Facebook etc, it costs money, plus a dedicated job role to make said ads..that people only see for a few days.. Much rather just offer £5 off vouchers for spends above £40 in each of your orders, you GET a voucher even if you only spend £1. Save it for next time. (BTW £5 is one day of advertising on Facebook at minimum) My advertising savings, goes directly to the customers.
Completely true. I worked at Fiserv for years. Loved it--I could be myself and joke around, and the only problem was when I put in a fix for a customer without permission (IT change control), and got fired. I switched to First Data and into this exactly: "one big corporate family" shitshow with sycophantic duplicity. Fake smiles and forced morale. I worked there and it killed my soul. Scarred me. I list who I was and lost my humor and youthful exuberance. Actually I was afraid to make jokes because of the PC police, so I just became so scared of having a personality that my personality died. We had the corpoRat morale stuff like Halloween parties and group stuff, but I was going through the motions. I was brainwashed. I'm a different person now, and I hate what I've become.
3:52 "this is actual kindergarten". Thank you for making this video. I like fun and halloween as much as the next person, but I do miss the times where colleagues could just take 30 minutes to sit, have a cup of tea or coffee, and have an intelligent adult conversation as a way to relax and build a professional relationship.
My sister's work has a chaplain. They're not supposed to talk about religion but they're there to help. One day they were just walking around and he randomly asked my sister if she likes her work and she looked him straight in the eye and said "No." And he had no idea how to respond lol. And then she said "But it pays the bills."
Excellent video, I always hate this contrived culture in corporates. They force adults to bond and act like they love work, when really we just there to make money to do stuff outside of work
More effort is put into company activities than activities with your family. They can't just take away your working life, they have the gall to take away days and moments you should have with your actual family with hollow activities with strangers.
Everyone always asks me how I find this stuff on linkedin, so...this is what my linkedin looks like and this is only 10 minutes of scrolling. I didn't even lookup any hashtags for it. It gets worse every day. A bunch of brainwashed corporate drones, simps, and failed instagram 'hustlers' looking for validation while giving up their dignity and self respect. Also the thumbnail isn't related to Halloween. It's everyone's first day there, they do 'show and tell'. Happy FRIYAY!!
So has it gotten worse over the past few years or is this just the usual for Linkedin? Glad I never wasted my time there.
Only 10 minutes? You could be churning out videos every day!
@@jimmyrustles914 I hate it lol and try to provide atleast somewhat useful content or something to learn from. This is just clicking record and scrolling.
I hope you have a backup plan on some other platform for when YT makes up a reason that breaks some policy of theirs. Also, is HR lady and you coming back with CV feedback or whatnot?
Dont you care about pizza parties?
LinkedIn feels like a dystopian nightmare. Like those north korean actors who cheer for the supreme leader in an exaggerated manner
WE LOVE WORK
WE CANNOT STOP WORKING
WE DON‘T EVEN WANT TO GO HOME
😂😂
“I collect people and sell them to companies”. 200 years ago, there was another name for that kind of occupation
I don't get it...
@@jeffshackleford3152 slavery
@@jeffshackleford3152 slave trade
slavery LOL
Until the day that we pay under 10% in taxes we will technically be enslaved
This is the kind of stuff that happens when you have no friends and or family and use your co-workers / subordinates as coping mechanisms.
OMG 💯🤣
As an emotional tampon*
Extra fluff - When you don't have anything to do in life besides work.
This kind of stuff screams of desperation
I’m guilty. Lesson learned.
My retired-truck-driver husband, when he sees stuff like this, asks "Do corporations think their employees are children and have to be enticed with snacks and a playground?"
Yes, they do
@@TheGamersfollyAnd they are probably right, considering who those employees are.
yes they do, and yes they are
They are millenials, so yes, in a sense they are children.
Can't forget the foosball and ukulele!
Corporate culture is now all about, "You better not be unhappy at work or we'll call you toxic. Happy, always!"
ugh so true
That reminds me of a show or a movie where there was this dystopian workplace but they had smiley faces everywhere in the office and everyone was too afraid to show how miserable they actually were. Can’t remember the name of it, but that’s what I think of when I think of “company culture”
@@averyjames4623 Many artists have explored that theme across different media. Equilibrium and We Happy Few are some examples from film and gaming, respectively.
Projection from the real toxic positive thinking cult...
Toxic positivity
"I'm anti-being treated like a child." Me too. And I love how companies think a pizza party is the end-all be all of rewards. I can't pay my bills with a pizza party
But what if it's a pizza party at Pizza Hut, and they buy everyone a Care Bear sticker book?
You can pay your bills stealing
They interview the dumbest employees to push their false messages.
Those same employees are wondering 6 months later why they can't afford their AEP bill.
You shut up right now I need free pizza!! But as a blue collar machine operator on night shift pizza party just means wolfing down reheated pizza they stashed away at day shift on your 30 min lunch break before you work for another 5-10 hours. That's if they remembered to save any for the night shift.
Back in the day if an employee did well e.g. hit a sales target. They would get paid extra in the form of bonuses!
"I'm not anti-social, I'm anti-bullshit" is the only thing that I can think of.
I need a hat or t-shirt with that printed
Words to live by
I'm social when I'm around people I want to be around, and asocial when the interaction is being forced by my boss. Not sure what that's called.
I have to go back to the office next month, it's so bullshit, doesn't even make sense after working remotely for over one year
My therapist jaw dropped when I explained to them in great detail that I am not just imagining our Narcissistic culture. This culture, this society, is worthy of judgment and we SHOULD be anti-this-society.
These narcissists won't stop until they control every last Empathetic person. We've seen it time and time again through history.
They expect you to make work part of your personal life but when its time to let you go because $$$...It's just business.
Underrated comment
"I'm being laid off?! But I put in overtime for years! I have no friends or hobbies outside of work because I never had time to do anything for myself! I don't even have much money saved up because the cost of rent in area and my commute downtown to the office took up 3/4ths of my paycheck!"
"Heh...nothin' personnel, kid."
These are the same people who will accuse people who don't work as being mooches or leeches "living off of" some nebulous Other Person when these geniuses literally latch onto an employer for the same bloody reason and then get mad when "business" cans them.
Except nobody is allowed to point this out because a few philosophical Germans 100+ years ago had too much to say about it, like it's some immutable ideology rather than a perpetual social feud over imaginary status
as a Corporate Drone myself, I can confirm that no matter what gimmicks or amenities your office has, you'll never have a chance to use them because you'll be too busy doing work.....
the only people that can even think about it are people with a lot of downtime, like HR Drones, or upper management personell
or bootlickers that get away with anything since they are the pets of management
Should we sue for mis advertising?
…and 90% of that work will have no purpose at all…
@@BillLaBrie most places yeah, but I was in charge of building out servers and laptops and stuff for clients, going on site for hardware repairs etc, so my work actually had purpose since it was IT related, still over worked and underpaid lol.
@@RichyN25Yes there are exceptions, but you’re talking to the wrong guy if you’re saying all IT work is useful just because it’s “IT.”
This is honestly the mark of a disturbing trend I'm noticing. People are isolated, it's hard to make friends, and the family unit is declining. Your employer and coworkers will be your new family and friends. Why work for money? You're doing it for the family. You go on "vacations" with your family. Eat around the "dinner table" with your family. Play "fun games" like ping-pong with your family. "I GET to work for my family! Happy happy!" I almost can't believe it but it makes perfect sense. This is an infection, and its perpetuation is just *evil*.
I never thought of it this way but you might be right. The implications are disturbing.
Interesting comment
Welcome to late capitalism. Enjoy.
@@mysticaccount5845 Capitalism is hardly to blame, moreso the government bailing out these superconglomerate corporations like Amazon and the various tech giants any time they have financial woes. If these bereaucrats and old men running our country didn't do jus that, we'd be far better off and actually have a fair economy.
You know cows? They are all in a stable together? I just had this thought a while ago that humans are more and more becoming domestic animals.
Workplaces really are adult day care. The employees are actually less awake than kids to be frank, and I’m not even saying that jokingly.
It is really pathetic when you reach our late 40's, have kids going to college and are working with these types who want to play kindy all day long. Lucky I work remotely ATM, I can skin the majority of all these ridiculous BS but when I am forced to participate, I can't wait to get done with it.
How? I am really curious (still at high school btw). Could you explain more
For white collar people. There are plenty of jobs that actually do stuff.
No there isn't, whatever you're pretending to care about is just about the pay check. If you won the lottery today I guarantee you'd never go back to your job if you're not the owner.
@@lougongma5417It is specific workplaces that do this stuff. "team building" events and other things that waste your time. The company thinks that if they can convince their employees that "its like a family here" and specifically hire people that are into that company culture, they can pay extremely low and give people no opportunity for promotions or benefits (unless the company desperately needs them to be promoted)
its all smoke and mirrors and games to pay people less money for their work. Go to work for the amount of time you agreed to work, and then immediately go home and dont message people after hours unless you get paid for it. Thats how I work
Linkedin is the most depressing, sad social networking platform of all.
a spammer's paradise...
have you heard about tiktok?
I hate it.
Yesss!! And people keep writing it's the best!
I finally quit it three months ago, and I have never looked back. It’s the stupidest investment I have ever made!
the thing is, everyone is naive and a corporate simp until they get thrown under the bus by who they thought were their friends!
Ever watch the movie "Expendables"? .......well...that's what we are to corporate.
Which is why they won't hire older people.
That explains why most of the people working for these companies are soft looking hipsters who probably love these "team buildling activities".
@@nerychristianyou're out of touch grampa. Hipsters don't exist for a decade now.
@@quademasters249You are right. Ageism is alive and well in the corporate world.
I’m a mayor in a small town….7 employees I was pushing for a raise for them…..one of the councilmen suggested we give them certificates instead….. I looked over to the clerk who was recording the meeting and told her to give herself a certificate on Monday…..then told them to get serious people can’t eat certificates
It's not really the same if you're not the one paying them.
@@LiveGame555if you can't invest in your talent, don't expect to keep them. Instead of giving them a pittance like a useless cert, start looking for entry level replacements if that's what you pay for.
@@LiveGame555 I disagree, Yes tax payers are paying, but government employees never see a wage that keeps up with inflation as we continue to slash taxes. And then it effects wages in the private sector as well. Where I live wages at Wendy's are comparable to teachers. One it leaves to shitty teachers, another is it cheapens the value of education and corporate engineers etc. It destroys the living conditions for workers.
@@lukerlunker Your writing skills suck. You deserve a pay cut.
I'd have a given a certificate for "The creator of the worst idea of 2023"
These corporations are so soulless that even when they try to be relatable, it makes them seem more soulless.
Yes, they are uncanny.
Let's flip this: I GET to pay my employees well. I GET to let them off work early on Friday. I GET to allow them to work from home if they want to.
See how easy it is? Now go on, CEOs of the world. Go and implement the I GET TO mentality, it will make you happy.
A lot employees would even take a pay cut if they could just work from home and not waste hours on the comute.
@@Kuroganemk2 just curious, but how much of a pay cut would you be willing to accept?
I will implement as many recommendations and sound reasons for change mentioned in Josh's videos, for my small company.
@@dw4525 Depends on the original pay
@@Kuroganemk2 Shouldn't have to take a pay cut, if the job can be done remotely in the first place.
I work for a company that does all of that shit and I'm miserable because you can't not participate. My manager told me off on my 121 performance meeting that I'm not enthusiastic enough at those activities. I'm an immigrant and it's my first job in this country so I assumed that it's a mentality here. But for someone from Slavic county this all looks like people have gone mad. We never mix work with personal life or 'fun'. Work place is to do work not to socialize or play. Not healthy to mix the two.
How did you respond to him?
Yeah, I'm a Slav too, I can't stand this garbage. Why can't I just focus on work and get paid fairly?
I fully support you
Your people are correct; it is madness.
Brate, these ppl that act like this in the workplace are crazy. They are trying to brainwash you into this BS but don't fall for it.
When I told my bankrupt boss how I had just got him out of a bill for $64,000 (long story).....he just sat blankly looking at me. I said, "now is the part where you say thank you". He started laughing. I penned my resignation right after that.
You should have #@&!ed up the bill 💵 issue so he had to pay it.
Well done but you definitely deserve better. Good luck with your next move.
It’s a good thing you left he’s a psycho
Welp. It beats warning the team of a 250k mistake and then getting blamed by the manager when said mistake inevitably happens. (I had already quit months ago)
I'm convinced that the people who "can't wait to go back to the office" are either extremely extroverted and can't stand working by themselves, or they have a lacking social life and consider their co-workers to be close friends
they live by themselves in a 1 bedroom appartment 100%
i hate going to the office, but I'll have crippling anxiety if i don't
Usually the types of people who have no interesting hobbies or family to be with, so they use work as a facsimile for that absence, even if the pay and benefits aren't good.
They are sociopaths
People are gaslighting themselves to see work as another place to find friends and personal fulfillment because their lives are empty and unhappy. They need to stop dragging the rest of us who just want to do our jobs, get paid, and go home into it.
That, and the fact that the company probably has too many managers with too much time on their hands. So they need to feel useful by "planning" stuff. Whether it's weekly meetings, or potlucks, or holiday decorating.
It IS one of the major ways of finding friends though after school. As an introvert I'm not bothered by others wanting to socialise and we really shouldn't be trying to impose our introvert ways on extraverts
Nah they can f right off, I've put up with extroverts trying to shove their insecure thought patterns onto people like myself for the entirety of my life as if it's supposed to be the norm. If people don't appreciate me for who I am they can stick it up right where the sun doesn't shine
I don't mind offices with seasonal decorations, but man it's crazy to see how corporate offices are trying to be like college campuses. Like damn people, can't you find a fulfilling life outside of work? Aren't you all adults?
They're usually not fully functioning adults no. Usually suffering arrested development and narcissistic tendencies. Adult children.
Well, it might get worse and they will make them look like kindergartens.
College campuses? They're more like Kindergarten classrooms.
@@Goodmanperson55 Maybe they should paint them like kindergartens with pictures of cute, fluffy animals on the walls and plenty of toys on the floor. They could also serve babyfood in the canteen.
Chronological adults.
God I hope this American middle management culture stays in America.
It does not sadly. Yes things differ in different parts of the world, but the problem is most managment sees this culture as a good thing and they copy it from Americans. Plus let's face it: American corporations have their offices everywhere (not a bad thing in itself) and so a lot of the policies are set globally to be consistent with the US.
@@dominik-b9h Exactly
I left the USA a few years ago to live in Europe, only to work at..... Linkedin. The culture felt so contrived. I wouldn't go back.
@@dominik-b9h the blue hairs are invading!!!
Bruh I have to tell you that this culture is reaching or rather has reached as far as Russia. Been working as a PR manager for an event organizer whose primary clients were European oil and gas giants and I gotta say that I can relate to every single thing Josh has been telling about - the CULTURE, the zoom calls after events with the same old message for the top guys (Sales and Projects), the watercooler small talks, the video contest to celebrate company's anniversary... Man that sucked hard. At least I was working remote 90% of the time.
Funniest thing is that I discovered Josh's channel like 1-2 months prior to me quitting - guess that was google adjusting my recommended feed based on me verbalizing my discontent with the job. I also discovered The Office and Office Space at that time, it felt very relieving to be watching these masterpieces.
That “employee recognition consultant” is probably getting paid 4-5 times what most of those employees are
Shh-sshhh. You got toilet paper coffee, so why are you not happy ?
That's not even the most ridiculous job title I've seen. There was a guy who labeled himself a "Digital Success Manager", whose previous job had been as a used car salesman.
So he's getting the real recognition?
@@blaisetelfer8499 I have seen that before as well. From a McDonald Manager to a Software Developer Manager( without any software development experience)
He/she has to get the names of the employees right, that takes some serious skills 😂
I’m 50 and very happy I don’t have and never had a “career”, and never had a profile on that site.
"Cvlture" is usually code for getting rid of people who point out problems or won't put up with abuse. I want a job with security that gives me enough money that I don't have to constantly worry about losing everything, I couldn't care less about the quarterly pizza party.
Update: I have just been fired after being at my new job for four days. Apparently, asking how many sick days we get is a red flag.
@@alexernst9448 Jesus Christ, bro. They were able to sack you for that? I take it you worked for a US firm?
I worked at a company where you received a percentage of the royalties from patents that you filed for the company. Then I worked for another company that gave everyone who filed a patent an ice cream social at the end of every year. I liked the first one better.
I’m known as the anti-fun one on the sales meeting planning committee bc I don’t want to waste time with 30 minutes ice breakers 🙄
Exactly.
I suggest resigning from ALL work committees.
But the CULTURE????
The only thing those "ice-breakers" break is my sanity. You'd think as adults we have grown past games like charades or cringy riddles
@@JoshuaFluke1Depends. I'd rather screw around on the clock for a half hour at the start or after lunch than head out to do sweaty labor.
-grounds maintainence in a park for 11 years
What I found so weird is that the HR and recruiters think they are like demi-God influencers on LinkedIn just talking about their accomplishments.
Corporatists have had too much power over the years and they have become more and more arrogant self indulgent wind bags
LinkedIn is a platform for an HR; this is coming from someone who had an experience working there for a blink.
like they actually did something worth reporting . . .
Their jobs are trivial and meaningless. They have to make up accomplishments to give themselves.. its typically a man of indian decent who likes to dress up nice and wear too much cologne to cover up the smell of disappointment left on them by their parents.
It's almost as if it's the only "notable" thing about their lives going on at the moment. Which is honestly pretty fucking depressing.
Made a Linkdin account because I'll be leaving the Military soon after 12 years in Aviation, got a message from a Job recruiter saying there was a job fair in my area on a Saturday at 9am, said to dress for an interview. Drove an hour, got there, it was a in-brief for a low-end job for a single buisness. Pay was less that 30k a year, No medical or dental. Immediately blocked the recruiter. Complete waste of time. Became very skeptical of the recruiters on there.
Why is it we're not supposed to put a profile picture on our resume, yet employers find it sketchy to not have one on your LinkedIn?
You know, I must be a terrible CTO. I just have a daily 15-30 min scrum (we're a small company).. and then leave my coders alone for the rest of the day. Incentives: We all work from home, paid weekly. I give them more money(raises) when they do good work. I mentor them if they ask questions but otherwise keep all B.S. out of their life. I guess I need to introduce more "cringe culture" into the workplace...oh... I have almost 0% turn over so I think I'll stick to this thank you very much. We also have very loyal and happy customers. Amazing what you can do if you just let people do their friggen work and otherwise leave them alone.
No, that is what a good manager does.
You don't let the stuff that takes away from their work touch them.
The problem here is that coders have actual value as employees, people from the video are obsolete and don't have any important responsibilities - otherwise they wouldn't be posting this garbage on social media.
So are you hiring, or
@@OCDTraci Sorry I'm packed full and have coders at other companies (locally) ready to jump ship if I call. Good problem to have I guess...but I don't call unless I have at least 12 months of solid work for them, don't want them to hurt their own careers for a 4-6 month gig. We're picky about out client engagements and won't take a lot of work other coding companies do...so it's slow, steady and long-term growth or we don't really want them. Big clients = big problems for the most part. We target mid-sized clients with greenfield needs. For example: Someone like AT&T would be a huge pain to work with, are (in my experience) unethical, use contract size to pressure all kinds of extra work and "discounts", and are slow to pay, impacting my company's cash-flow.
But if you're in the North Atlanta area you can find me on linked-in, reach out, and I'll keep you on the list of contacts, but's thats the best I can do for now.
@@rdytmire what’s your linkedin
Whatever happened to competent social psychologists that actually cared about things like ideal working conditions and accurately identifying factors that lead to efficiency? Now it's just marketing your own employees with corporate commercials to brainwash them into loving their company and trying to shame them if they don't.
Very good point. What happened to the competent people? Maybe there is no place for them anymore but only for marketing people who think they are fooling people to work for them by making promotional videos. Someone should tell them that people do not apply for jobs because of some smartass promotional videos, it is not what attracts them. They do it because they are interested in the position from a monetary and professional point of view.
Nah you don't get it. I want to work here because I can play ping-pong and my boss treats me like a 12 year old 😂🤡
@@meanreversion6849 Ahaha that sounds like my last Assistant Manager who puppy-eyed and baby-talked her way to the top.
Marketing is manipulation through a combination of creative lying and embellishing the facts, often trying to connect the product to something dear in the customer's life. Tragic how easily people seem to fall prey to it nowadays.
Because the psychologists are just another pert of the machine. At some point, companies that use psychologist will use their knowledge of psychology to fuck with customer and workers minds at the behest of the boss for profit
I feel like the older i get the more it seems like jobs are getting more and more cultish. It's like doing your job isn't enough now, theres soo many meetings, forced "bonding" and non stop emails and slack messages. It's like you can never actually get away. It's creepy.
people act like you're the weird one when you don't want to stay behind after your shift or dont say goodbye to EVERYONE personally before clocking out. It's stupid
@@AleTitan exactly, like being professional now is having to pretend everyone you work with is one big happy family...it's disturbing, and then being made to feel as if having correct co-worker boundaries is unprofessional or grumpy is even more disturbing. It all feels very manipulative.
Makes me apprecieate getting completely no perks or benefits at my work, just clear career progression, annual raises and internal promotions.
What about health benefits, matched 401k's, computers and software to do your work?
Can I come work there?
Thats not a good thing, every company should give stock options. Workers should be encouraged to own shares in their company. It gives them more negotiating power while also encouraging mutual cooperation and increases the stock price. But to your bosses efficiency isn't important, it's about control.
@@plsno8125 I don't know about "every". Each compensation package is different, and you have to look at the total value. Usually startups, big tech, or employer owned companies give stock options. Startups because they may not have the money to pay a high salary, but can offer stock options that would be more valuable in the long term.
@@plsno8125 Except only 1% of American businesses are publicly traded.
As someone who has never worked in a corporate environment or desk job, this glimpse into it is worse than any horror movie.
It is, it's all a facade. Worked for Google as a programmer and I was blown away. The people who appear to be happy are on drugs, your expected to work 80 hours a week and live at the company. I left after 2.5 years and don't regret it atvall
@@justingeorge7665 Are other programming jobs usually better than google or is it all only slightly better?
Office Space was not just a parody.
Corporate environments who put on a friendly facade are absolutely soulless.
You have no idea. This facade of bullshit is just designed to cover up up the 7 day, 80 hour work weeks they expect from you.
"He was speechless and then grinned" I actually believe that really happened. I also believe he was speechless because he couldn't believe the douche baggery, and then grinned because he has to, because he's just a McDonald's employee.
That's what I thought, an awkward laugh.
That whole anecdote reads like fan-fiction written by a hormonal teenage girl. But it's LinkedIn, where nobody lets what really happened ruin their fanciful imaginings in the ongoing quest for internet points from random strangers who are just as deluded.
They forgot the part where everyone clapped
if it was real, he was probably grinning from being stoned out of his mind and thinking he's tripping
LinkedIn..so sad to see what's become of it now. Corporate culture is now just another level of high school or freshman college that will never improve a person's growth. You can see how true that is.
Nerds who think they can be the cool kid in town that will never ever be
The funny thing is that no matter how good you are at your job, you'll get passed over for promotions or even get fired if you fail to participate in the culture dog and pony show.
Well, as a matter of fact it's much more of having the right connections, which includes knowing better which balls to lick, and how, and how long. How do you think all those people with less skills than you got their promotions??
Seen it far too many times. Great people getting it done vs. worthless twits with bubbly personalities. The great people don’t stand a chance.
The thing that pisses me off me most about the current corporate culture is the blatant discriminatory hiring practices under the guise of diversity
One of my former HVAC companies was predominately white( as tradesmen's typically are ) and during a pre summer hiring spree they brought on 4 black guys at once with 0 experience. Even though there were several other licensed and experienced individuals applying for those positions. 1 year later only one of those dudes was still employed.
"yeah we're filtering who we hire based on race and gender - to make sure that we're not racist or sexist of course"
@@ZZH1986 I remember a black dude trying to fix my furnace... Kept ordering and changing parts and left me with a gas leak. When he left he was crying... I called the warranty company and said I want somebody else who can diagnose the problem. White dude comes and gets it all done in a matter of an hour, including gas leak. I dropped the home warranty coverage for that very reason because they got too many incompetent diversity hires.
You are preaching to the choir, my friend! ☹️
@@ZZH1986 loser company
I haven't worked a corporate job in 6 months.
I have never been happier.
I am more stressed running my own business, but it's not even a contest.
Ran my own business for 20+ years and I agree, it's not even close. It's a different set of negatives and positives. You can work as hard or as little as you want but you still must make rent. One of the best benefits is the obscene amount of smoke NOT being blown up my ass on a weekly basis.
Keep grinding killah.
@@RowdyLpx I'm still working at my business full time. I'm trying to buy another commercial property to expand operations. I appreciate the motivation. 🥹
@@AvocadoAtrocityWishing you nothing but the very best bro!
How many work violations do you have
Definition of a job in a company: Wake up every morning to smile at people you don't like and to pretend you are happy where you are enslaved. Forcing you to be a hypocrite and asking you to be an honest worker.
unless you can start a stable and profitable business/committing to be a freelancer, unfortunately that’s what we have to do. otherwise, where will you get money and fortune?
Didn´t you watch the video? You are not forced to smile, you GET TO smile.
They would push all this corporate culture stuff when I was in undergrad about to graduate. What I really care about is being respected at work, meaning not being harassed, bullied, fair wage and decent benefits not being expected to work off the clock. I want to have the resources to be able to put out my best work. I already have friends. I don’t need to make new friends at work by playing elementary school games and know everything about their personal lives.
I use LinkedIn for job search but I don’t even look at the newsfeed 90% of the time. It’s either political, people kissing up to their bosses or people posting personal life stuff that they should’ve kept on Facebook or IG.
Exactly, I find it illogical to try to form friendships in a working environment. I like keeping all of my stuff private. Yep, you are also 100% right about the feeds.
@@LuminousWhispers11 If I can form a friendship that’s fine, but its not one of my goals. I already have enough friends. 😂 Also I rather be private about my personal life because I found that anything I say can and will be used against me by backstabbing, jealous coworkers. 😅
@@celestecelestial90 Yep.
This disease is spreading more and more... It's so scary.
Imagine finishing work so that you have to play with your co-workers instead of spending time with your family or yourself...
The thought of standing up against this on a job and later having your pay check cut is fucking abnormal.
God, I'm so glad someone else out there says this sh!t. I used to work in tech and I felt like everyone was brainwashed and I was the only one who was disgusted by corporate work culture.
I started a dnd group with some guys from work. Two of them left the company, and still play.
You can “build culture” without being a fake shill.
Two rules:
1. no talking work on my discord
2. Don’t tell management I do some of the DM work on company time (it is organizing team building events, I tell them that that much)
My job lets you do that. Because not everyone likes the same thing, and having people at work actually get along is good for their bottom line.
Then again, I'm changing jobs soon, so it's not 0% retention, but it's way better than a fucking foosball table.
You Know I was thinking about how bad Linkedin is for employees. They literally force you to put everything there. Education, Experience, People you know. So in a couple of years instead of applying with your CV. They check you out, and use all this information in your profile to pay you less. No matter how well prepared you are. There are always someone with more connections, experience, Education than you. They use your own information Against you. I had to create an account to see all this.
I wouldnt agree with that. I agree with the author that 99% of linked in is ass kissing nonsense, but it's helped me land several good jobs. It just gives more information about you than typical resume. It's up to you to tailor it to present yourself in the best light.
I agree. I really do feel like we shouldnt be using LinkedIn as often as we do. Nepotism, corp simps, maybe even doxing and workplace sabotage will just get worse if this becomes the standard 'resume'.
Plus your picture!!! Don't forget about that. How can the job interview process be non biased when they've got race and age all figured out up front???
I hate Linkedin.
@@lisabrightly never put your pictures. Ever. Shows the skill you got. That's it.
We're here in LinkedInnot to be a model, we're here so that we're not sleeping on the street.
Corporate chaplain sounds like something a company would get so they don't have to get medical insurance. Instead of calling an ambulance for a severe workplace injury, they can just administer your last rites on site.
Death is no excuse for poor performance.
They want to become your god above all other gods.
Worshiping Jesus isn't in their taste and a big no-no (he was too fond of knocking over exploitive money lenders' tables). They get embarrassed about anything to do with Christianity, but are willing to post the most cringe, fake nonsense possible.
Corporate priests...We have reached peak Babylon
Completely agree. I hate LinkedIn. Such corporate suckups
Completely agreed. When I worked in a horrifically dysfunctional hospital we played these stupid games together as part of “building a team” and then we went back to hating each other five minutes later while our patients died because of our lack of communication
Where ?
Canada ? US ? Latin america maybe ?
"Linkedin is as useful as the turn signals on a BMW."
-SpoonHurler
what's the point of the original joke though?
@@jamescache1768 BMW drivers have a stereotype of not using turn signals
@@Alex_Cevi At least that implies that other drivers use their turn signals. Because over here in my part of Australia turn signals seem to be a foreign concept
What are some actual, non-shit job sites/recruiters? Or is it just all of them?
🤣 glad I wasn't drinking anything. I needed that, today.
"This top floor balcony looking real appetizing if I had to worked there" 🤣💀💀
LMAO
💀💀😂😂
Corporate simps are never in short supply. I saw a vid the other day boss bought wingstop cards for his guys so they could take their family out to dinner after work one night. It's a small gesture but he showed a human side that cares about them.
@@Skank_and_Gutterboy Exactly! I had a job through a pimp/temp company and they had some cheap celebration in the break room of the company I was whoring/working for. It was so cringe I just wanted to go back to my desk. Interesting side note: I finished a six month job in three months in hopes of impressing the company to get hired on permanently. My reward was, ""Thanks! See ya!" I started my own business after that and still going twenty years later. None of that bullshit 9 to 5 for me.
I’m a retired engineer. Our company had profit sharing, 401(k) matching, and semiannual bonuses. It was a great place to work, but very fast paced. I still meet the VP & one peer regularly for lunch, President, and CEO attended my wedding.
Pick your company wisely, I was also exceedingly lucky.
What is the difference between president and ceo?
@@user-lu6yg3vk9z in our company the president & CEO was the same person. In larger companies, it’s often two different people. Google it, investopedia has a good explanation of the differences.
If I ever own a company I'd want it to be as much remote WFH as possible, recognition would be cold hard cash, and there won't be any BS of creating a "family". You work, you WFH, you get paid, you get cash, and you enjoy the real life outside.
And more importantly, you don't work, you get the fuck out of the company.
Sad thing is while it could work, you also even more likely could be penalized by the markets into failure because your costs will be hirer than competitors who simply treat their employees like garbage.
@@marksfolly123 he needs to somehow offset it by a substantial increase in productivity out of his management style. I presume people being treated like garbage aren't really the most productive?
You opened up my eyes to all this stuff. Before I saw your content, I thought "eh, it's kinda cool to have a pool table, video game system, lounge area, etc."
Now I know that it's all a sham to keep you in the office, and at the same time you're not supposed to use any of those things. The solution is to make your UA-cam channel mandatory viewing, problem solved.
I'm just sad for the day YT decides to ban this channel because it's breaking some made up policy. I hope Fluke has a backup plan on some other platform.
@@makesnosense6304 he doesnt. the audience aint following him off youtube
@@dynamo3059 He should seriously think about doing mirrors somewhere right now.
@@dynamo3059 Also, I've seen others post extra content on other platforms to get people over there.
@@makesnosense6304 what policies is he breaking?
Calling stress a blessing HOLY SHIT!!!
INGSOC shit
it's funny, every corporate job I've worked with "benefits" like a community break room, or gym, or other shenanigans, you never get to actually use them unless you are an HR drone or middle management, as I've always been on the teams that actually do work, and we are too busy to goof off
I have a great story at work. Our company was gathered into a giant room. The head person started off telling each department which ones are going to be laid off. After each department were told their verdict , everybody would clap. When it came to my department, we were told we were going to be laid off. The head guy thanked us for our service. I didn't clap. This lady in my department clapped. I'm like...da hell is wrong with this picture. Da hell is wrong with you lady? 8 years of hard work....down the drain.
i worked for a company like this - they won all these awards for "culture" and its literally because we were all told to vote for ourselves with a pizza party as a prize... culture there was synthetic, non-genuine as FUKKKK - so glad to see someone post about this
These people are the kind of parents that work too much to spend time actual meaningful time with their kids but they still force them to do a weekly family game night that no one enjoys
You sound ungrateful. These parents that work too much are trying the best they can. The family game that no one enjoys may be the only time they have to spend with their kids. It's not easy to come with perfect solutions. Maybe you are smarter than them. Instead of criticizing, what would you do different?
@MatheusCarvalho-ev9hw While not everyone is religious, we did Family Home Evening when growing up and honestly it was great so I don't understand what OP is meaning although to some extent I agree with him however I agree with you more that at least they are spending time at all instead of working 60+ hours then going home downing beer while not even interacting with their kids even once a week
@@user-641g2g1szxcy are you a parent? Do you see how nowadays everybody only wants to be on their phones? Do you see that sometimes an effort is needed to make people interact with each other, even if immediately it feels not do fun at being on their phone? Life goes fast. These dumb games can be boring sometimes, but at least they allow some time for people to do something together.
I had seen a post where someone wrote his wife died but can not be let down or feel to sad because work is important and use the link to book a meeting
Seeing people so actively lick the boot of their corporate overlords is depressing AF!
The irony of the person at 3:09 being a director of a nonprofit making nearly $500k a year with just a bachelors in communication from a mediocre university lecturing a mcdonalds worker about how they get to change the world by smiling through their wageslave job is incredible. I love how she even felt the need to mention the coke costs $1.06, can't believe this isn't satire
I can tolerate Seasonal stuff and maybe attending some end of year dinners I can understand doing. All this other shit like climbing walls, ping pong tables, show and tell shows, inviting coworkers for pumpkin carvings are NOT convincing me to stay at work longer than I have to. And I'm only thanking my boss for delivering my paycheck and accepting leave.
Nothing wring with ping pong tables imo. If I was a CEO and had an a big office I would put that stuff in there. Make it less of an eyesore and have fun shit to do for the people that actually like it.
@@IncognitoSprax When does one have time to do this type of shit, outside of a lunch break... People are not 12. Increase compensation or WFH perks...
@@djnastienate a $200 ping pong table in a lunch room isn't shit to raising wages. It's not like a full entertainment center. Relax
@@johnstamos5948 I think the problem is when bosses/management try to pass off the ping pong table as a work perk in place of beneficial perks or higher salary lol
@@djnastienate Usally after work. Also you can increase compensation while also putting stuff like that in. People will use it at a job that doesn't actually hold it against them.
Not everybods is introverted , or a homebody, or works a job where they hate all their coworkers, or has family duties. Trust me on that, at my security job we would usually sit back and shoot the shit for like 1-2 hours after we were done work. Fuck the actual job but once we were done we just stay and joke. About four to seven people at any given time for about a hour or two. Or we'd leave and go to Wawa, or a bar. Sometimes both.
Knowing the people at my workplace, stuff like a ping-pong table would mean it would be immediately on sight moment we clock out
Thank you for reminding me how lucky I am to WFH. I haven't seen any of my coworkers in person in almost two years.
Dude everybody at my work says they love catching up when we go into the office. I fkn hate it.
@@A_R_B_Gsocial skills can be built outside of work.
@@willsheppard2858it sounds like they are anti social though
@@ridef0rlifeyes and guess what we introverts are in the minority. Just accept it
I spent 25 years of my life thinking I was special working in corporate America. One day I work up and found myself with a blue collar business making 5x my salary and with more free time and the ability to travel around the world. What a waste of my life it was… completely brainwashed. Am begging young people to wake up
As a kid I had a pathological fear of working an office job that has followed me into adulthood. I’m in EMT school because being covered in human being is a lot less scary than being stuck in a cubicle.
I remember all of those so-called "benefits" back during the Dot-Com boom. They didn't last all that long after everything imploded. Give me an excellent salary, ability to work from home, less BS, autonomy to do my job, and get the **** out of my way.
I think this is emblematic of how there's a decreasing sense of community of community for people to get involved in outside of work. People's coworkers often become their family in a way. I know several people who stay working in their mediocre jobs because they are so close to the people. It's reasonable for corporations to attempt to cultivate community since millennials are known for changing jobs every 1.5 years. And it's a whole lot better than the alternative, of no spaces or time being made for people to connect with one another.
I believe that there is less community today and to a large degree I think it's because so many people are already making their career their whole life. When they retire they make the sad realization that they have had little interaction with anyone outside of their immediate family, and no friends or hobbies outside of the workplace. Enticing workers to spend even more time at work is only going to further erode any chance of experiencing community outside of work.
Well, the place I worked at that was most obsessed with “community” just caused everyone to become friends and talk each other into mass quitting lol.
On a side note, LinkedIn is such a goofy platform. Like, I figured it was social media for all my colleagues but I just keep getting requests from salesmen who want to get their foot in my company's door and people congratulating me on my work anniversary which I've long since forgot about.
I thought it was a joke app this entire time, had no idea anyone takes LinkedIn seriously, always looked dystopic and strange to me so I never used it.
Told my previous boss that beer and pizza won’t pay my bills, as this is the reward she wanted to give my team after being understaffed but yet able to reach our target early. Next day handed in my resignation and my team will probably follow.
Why be bothered if your team follows or not?
Thanks! I've been on the fence about dumping LinkedIn for years. Dumping it right now. ...There, I already feel like a Great Nothing has been lifted from my shoulders.
I've just started LinkedIn and honestly it's so cringy. People celebrate their bosses abusing them while putting on a smile on their faces...
I've never had an office job, but it looks like I'm not missing anything but misery. I hate being fake happy and small talk.
Go for IT
Then you would hate the corporate world. I have noticed in the corporate world the quality of your work and your performance are less than meaningless. As a matter of fact, the harder you work the more you will be despised by everyone. The only thing that matters in corporate America is being liked. I've seen unlikeable, hard workers get fired while likeable, lazy people get promoted. Corporate America is an abyss of fakery and douche-baggery like our species has never known.
All of these companies have one word, “unique” names like “Lucid” or “Transient.” None of these companies actually do anything of real value.
I’ve been looking at job postings in the last few days and I’ve realized that any company with “Global” in their name is complete 💩!
@@Maki-00 If you see them use the words "diversity", "equity", and "inclusion" anywhere on their company page, then you know it's a crap company to work for.
@@nerychristian I'm shocked to see them asking for your "pronouns" when you apply (Including "zir"and other made up BS that I don't even know what they mean.) Some even ask your sexual orientation. Even as a straight person, I don't want to divulge my personal information. How is that even remotely relevant to a job?
I just lie, what are they gonna do, try to prove you are not what you said ?@@Maki-00
Same thing with amazon. I worked there for almost two years. Favoritism was through the roof. Gaslighting was serious. Hard workers wouldn’t be incentivized and those lazy would take advantage of the kindness of the hard workers. It’s sad
The corporate world is full of people who never grew up and actually became adults.
This video reminds me why I don't use LinkedIn much anymore. It used to be a website about industry insights. Now, it's Facebook for corporations. Subscribed.
I hate it when someone who interviewed me (but didn’t give me the job) wants to “connect” on LinkedIn. “Hey, it was so nice meeting you the other day!” Honestly, gimme some money or leave me the f alone.
This is exactly why I would be an amazing CEO. The current ones are terrible. Here’s the real problem with all of this kind of stuff. This kind of stuff turns adults into children. Children act like children. Intelligent and high potential workers who do not participate in these childish behaviors get cut. The company then looses out as a result. The intelligent and high potential worker then looses out as a result. These people have turned the workplace into high school. Complete with the social groups and clicks found in every high school. Btw, hanging paper decorations from an office celling is a fire code violation. Paper is flammable.
You could erase all sociopaths who are active in LinkedIn from existence and you would make the world a way better place
Let's make it so they never want to go home!
Women in the workforce = kids at school. Men remain professional howver.
The worse part of company culture is making the staff pool their own money together for some charity & then have us represent the company as being so charitable meanwhile the company receives a tax credit on our dime, but hey, we were paid the few hours away from the workplace.
That's why I don't donate to charity whenever I am paying for something at a store checkout. I know it's all bullshit, and about looking good while getting a tax break.
@@nerychristian That's actually a myth, companies cannot claim tax breaks on your donations at check out, you can though. If you want to double check for yourself just look up checkout donations tax break and you should find multiple sources verifying this claim.
All these ping-pong tables, football tables and bouldering wall are irrelevant at one's working place. An office should be a place where you go to work, meet your colleagues and your boss and then you go home. If teams and colleagues would like to have fun together, they can do it after work. All these "facilities" and "perks" at offices are just an excuse of not giving people salary raises and bonuses. Instead of decent monetary rewards, companies have found some fun, cheap surrogates that supposedly would make their employees happy.
I mean, you can't use any of those things if you're actually working anyways. If you're on break, that's time to rest and maybe set up for the next assignment.
I had a friend who's sole job was to post things like what we see on LinkedIn. They worked for Nasa, IBM, and other tech companies. This is what Universities are teaching Business Marketing majors. It's a facade that companies invest in now. Makes me sad actually that companies just don't invest more in their production employees... wages..
Like one of my old bosses said "It's all about appearances, baby"
This is why I dont do advertising via Facebook etc, it costs money, plus a dedicated job role to make said ads..that people only see for a few days..
Much rather just offer £5 off vouchers for spends above £40 in each of your orders, you GET a voucher even if you only spend £1. Save it for next time. (BTW £5 is one day of advertising on Facebook at minimum)
My advertising savings, goes directly to the customers.
This came at the right time. I was about to look up a video on how linkedin is one big circle jerk
A trait of narcissism is childishness.
“They told me I could be anything, so I chose to become a box 📦.”
Completely true. I worked at Fiserv for years. Loved it--I could be myself and joke around, and the only problem was when I put in a fix for a customer without permission (IT change control), and got fired. I switched to First Data and into this exactly: "one big corporate family" shitshow with sycophantic duplicity. Fake smiles and forced morale. I worked there and it killed my soul. Scarred me. I list who I was and lost my humor and youthful exuberance. Actually I was afraid to make jokes because of the PC police, so I just became so scared of having a personality that my personality died. We had the corpoRat morale stuff like Halloween parties and group stuff, but I was going through the motions. I was brainwashed. I'm a different person now, and I hate what I've become.
Just pretend that you have two identities. Your real identity, and your work identity that you are being paid to have.
what nery said
Theres a saying that you wear 3 masks. 1 for work, 1 for friends and/or family and 1 for yourself
Hope it got better. Hope things are different. I feel you
This video pushed me over the edge. I close my LinkedIn account just now.
loooooooooooooooooooool
LinkedIn is probably the most scared I get when browsing the internet. It feels genuinely insane.
It is insane. I nearly think that anyone who POSTS there is very probably a person with some mental disorder.
3:52 "this is actual kindergarten". Thank you for making this video. I like fun and halloween as much as the next person, but I do miss the times where colleagues could just take 30 minutes to sit, have a cup of tea or coffee, and have an intelligent adult conversation as a way to relax and build a professional relationship.
My sister's work has a chaplain. They're not supposed to talk about religion but they're there to help. One day they were just walking around and he randomly asked my sister if she likes her work and she looked him straight in the eye and said "No." And he had no idea how to respond lol. And then she said "But it pays the bills."
Excellent video, I always hate this contrived culture in corporates. They force adults to bond and act like they love work, when really we just there to make money to do stuff outside of work
This effeminate HR-driven "coworkers as a subordinate for family/friends" needs to be destroyed.
I feel huge disgust with every single person working in HR.
More effort is put into company activities than activities with your family. They can't just take away your working life, they have the gall to take away days and moments you should have with your actual family with hollow activities with strangers.
Agreed. A company is not my family, just let me do my job and then go home, stuff your company retreats🤢🤮.