cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/15425451
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.”
Submitted 3 weeks ago by FenrirIII@lemmy.world to workreform@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/15425451
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.”
And then came the mass layoffs.
What I learned in business school is…
toiletobserver@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
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.
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Like at least a few blocks dude.
davel@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
It’s not usually overtly taught, except at some elite business schools. It’s usually on-the-job training.
Same with human resources degrees. Unless you figure out that your job is to protect the company and not its employees, you’ll hit a glass ceiling on your way up the HR ladder.