On a couple of occasions, I’ve been made to go to corporate brainwashing bullshit events. You know the kind of happy clappy nonsense I mean. At one event they played the song “Proud” and expected attendees to join in clapping and singing! Ridiculous. It’s a job in an office, not the Olympic Games.
I signed in and went to the pub instead and went home early. I have no interest in being brainwashed with “values” and “behaviours.”
Like most people, I want to go into work and go home again.
Many years ago I worked in retail. We had to “empathise” with customers and “excite” them with our products. In a stationery store. It beings wifh a P! How are you meant to have a deep emotional understanding of someone buying an envelope? Who actually cares?
That’s a job that could be automated. When I’m shopping, I don’t need an assistant or “advisor” to consult with me about which brand of dairy free milk I want.
When I worked for an airline they really tried to zombify us with cheesy videos and stupid mottos. “Passion” and “going the extra mile for the customer.” One crew member was given an award for “driving a passenger home when they felt unwell.”