Why corporate structures turn workers into adversaries
The hosts turn semi-serious: corporate messaging asks for pride and care while the structure signals distrust — tracking, token gifts like anniversary cups instead of raises. They argue most people in bad jobs genuinely want to do good work, but systems built around control produce gaming-the-system behavior instead. One host recounts demanding a raise instead of a one-year anniversary cup.
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