CEO: we’ve had such a great year for profit we bought 3 other companies! And it’s all thanks to our staff!
Staff: Great! How much will our wages go up?
CEO: we can’t afford to increase wages, didn’t you hear me, we just bought 3 companies this year.
And then came the mass layoffs.
Company-wide email: “We’ve had our best year ever and it’s all thanks to YOU!”
Me: “Great. Can I have a raise?”
“Oh, we can’t afford THAT.”
What I learned in business school is…
I’d argue that business school does not teach that at all. That is a behavior taught by corporate sociopaths to other sociopaths being groomed. I base this on my business degree and 20 years at a major corporation. The distance between the two is enormous.
The distance between the two is enormous.
Like at least a few blocks dude.
