A Supposedly Fun Place I’ll Never Work Again

Rachel Emme
Nov 3 · 4 min read

When company culture doesn’t live up to its hype

Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash

This is the last time, I told myself. I was in the kitchen, trying to fight a black mood and the urge to crack a 6pm beer as I’d done most nights that year.

What I meant was: This is the last time I let myself get so upset about this job. I was working as a marketing manager for a mission-driven organization. Most…

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