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Corporate Self Care: Cupcakes, Hashtags & Zero Actual Help
Brutal truths of work you’ll never escape from
Work isn’t broken — it’s just mean. No matter how many cupcake-fuelled wellness parties HR puts on, the truth is simple: there are some brutal realities of the workplace that most people will never escape from. From high school politics in suits to surveillance tech that makes prisons look chill, let’s dive in.
1. It will always be like high school
Oh, you thought just because you got away from those adolescent assholes at school that things would get better? That’s adorable. Sadly everything that you hated about high school is still present in the corporate world, except now it just has a thin veneer of respectability and professionalism to it.
The catty girls are now your corporate trainers and HR overlords. They don’t need to start rumours and gossip anymore, because they can bully you through procedures, training and formal documentation now. They’re just as useless as they were at school, which is why it’s so galling that they continue to wield such power.
Just take a look at this absolute lunatic:
