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How Can I Escape My Cult-Like Work Environment | The Advisory Ep.18
In this episode we discuss trapping your friends in their workplace persona, dealing with an overzealous boss, and Oculus VR headsets that actually kill you.
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00:00 - It begins
06:24 - Giving yourself a nickname
08:24 - Your workplace persona
12:38 - The vid vax
17:20 - Customer feedback & how not to do shops
30:44 - Which job will never die
33:47 - The occulus VR that kills you
46:30 - Feature Question
1:23:25 - Outro
1:26:46 - The boss strikes back
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This week's feature advice seeker:
I am a frequent long-term contractor at a very small company. There are two owners, two full-time employees, and a handful of freelancers and interns at any one time. The owners are wonderful people whom I enjoy spending time with, but they have a practice that some coworkers and I feel conflicted about: they expect us to eat lunch with them in the office every day. And pay (and shop) for it.
They send a tin around every week to collect our lunch payments, which supposedly are based on how much we are paid (my expected weekly contribution is $40). We take turns shopping for the lunch and assembling it. The owners think this is wonderful “family” time and feel it’s an added benefit for those who work there. On your first day, they say, “This is what we do for lunch” and after that, you’re locked in.
The problem is that sometimes we don’t want to all eat lunch together and feel pressure or worry about appearances if we decline. I’ve only known one freelancer who didn’t participate, and they said things like “Does he not like us?” “Is he anti-social?” So you pretty much have to participate or you’re sort of an outsider.
I’d be happy to do it sometimes, even more than once a week, just not always. What’s troubling is the expectation that everyone participate every day. Is there any kind way to inform the owners that something that they clearly love isn’t working for everyone? They would be hurt if they knew that some employees just want to get away for an hour.
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This episode was streamed live on Twitch and YouTube on 25.11.22.
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By The AdvisoryIn this episode we discuss trapping your friends in their workplace persona, dealing with an overzealous boss, and Oculus VR headsets that actually kill you.
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00:00 - It begins
06:24 - Giving yourself a nickname
08:24 - Your workplace persona
12:38 - The vid vax
17:20 - Customer feedback & how not to do shops
30:44 - Which job will never die
33:47 - The occulus VR that kills you
46:30 - Feature Question
1:23:25 - Outro
1:26:46 - The boss strikes back
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This week's feature advice seeker:
I am a frequent long-term contractor at a very small company. There are two owners, two full-time employees, and a handful of freelancers and interns at any one time. The owners are wonderful people whom I enjoy spending time with, but they have a practice that some coworkers and I feel conflicted about: they expect us to eat lunch with them in the office every day. And pay (and shop) for it.
They send a tin around every week to collect our lunch payments, which supposedly are based on how much we are paid (my expected weekly contribution is $40). We take turns shopping for the lunch and assembling it. The owners think this is wonderful “family” time and feel it’s an added benefit for those who work there. On your first day, they say, “This is what we do for lunch” and after that, you’re locked in.
The problem is that sometimes we don’t want to all eat lunch together and feel pressure or worry about appearances if we decline. I’ve only known one freelancer who didn’t participate, and they said things like “Does he not like us?” “Is he anti-social?” So you pretty much have to participate or you’re sort of an outsider.
I’d be happy to do it sometimes, even more than once a week, just not always. What’s troubling is the expectation that everyone participate every day. Is there any kind way to inform the owners that something that they clearly love isn’t working for everyone? They would be hurt if they knew that some employees just want to get away for an hour.
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If you have a question, send us an email at [email protected] or find us on the socials below.
YouTube | TikTok | Instagram | Twitter
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This episode was streamed live on Twitch and YouTube on 25.11.22.