The Six Lies 9-5 Employers Use to Secretly Manipulate You
Took my entire career and one year away from the madness to see the truth
Employers are smart enough to manipulate you.
Their ability to “sell you the dream” determines their success. Without workers they have nothing. Without people to exploit they wouldn’t be in business.
Without taking more than their fair share from the value employees create they’d have no profits. This isn’t supposed to be a sad reality.
It’s one that should wake you up.
A job working for an employer is fine to begin with. But it shouldn’t be the end goal. (Hat tilt to Ankur Warikoo from Do Epic Sh*t.)
Lie #1 — Companies give you perks to make the workplace a happy, fun place to be
Companies like Google made free lunches and ping pong tables in the office a trend.
Now many modern companies offer perks. They’re basically bragging rights. They’re designed to attract more suckers who mistakenly think a ping pong table is more important than meaningful work full of creativity.
Once you have these workplace privileges it’s hard to give them up. They become the new norm, so…
