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post 1631614523 02-17-2021, 07:46 AM
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Anyone else think joining a company is a lot like joining a cult? (rant thread)

i fukin hate filling out their bullchit application forms
please share with us what excites you about working for XXXX?
i just wanna get paid and not be a fukin loser
please describe to us which of our core values you relate to most, and why.
are you srs? look at my fukin skills and experience and hire me if you want, i'll be as pc as you want but come on, values, values???????? you don't even show your fukin salary on the job ad and you want to talk about values???

get the fuk outta here with your bullchit values and mission, you sell chit that people buy, you are not changing the world so calm the fuk down, and as soon as there is an economic downturn your values don't mean chit and you start firing people left and right, get the fukking fuk outta here



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post 1631616193 02-17-2021, 08:15 AM
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tradies have the upper hand here compared to wagecels,

brb don't give a fuk about pc culture when on site
brb all about money and everyone talking about who is earning what
brb overtime paid
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post 1631616353 02-17-2021, 08:18 AM
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Can confirm. Last company I was at was a total cult.

Not really, but the culture was weird af
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post 1631617013 02-17-2021, 08:28 AM
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post 1631617193 02-17-2021, 08:31 AM
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I've actually seen people hired for not playing into that bs.

"why do you want to work for xyz"

"Because I have bills that need to be paid.".

Some employers get annoyed by watching people fumble through a nonsense question.
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post 1631617743 02-17-2021, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted By badbl00d⏩
I've actually seen people hired for not playing into that bs.

"why do you want to work for xyz"

"Because I have bills that need to be paid.".

Some employers get annoyed by watching people fumble through a nonsense question.
Did that in my last interview. Asked if they wanted a bs answer or an honest one, told them I like making money. It went well, no point in trying to bull **** someone who went through the same bs as you, they're only following company guidelines I assume.
post 1631618023 02-17-2021, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted By badbl00d⏩
I've actually seen people hired for not playing into that bs.

"why do you want to work for xyz"

"Because I have bills that need to be paid.".

Some employers get annoyed by watching people fumble through a nonsense question.
i can see that working but only for entry level fast food type jobs, i bet they still get asked bullchit questions about the company vision though, jfl at the corporate clown world
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post 1631618103 02-17-2021, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted By blueberryboy⏩
Welcome to the life of wage cucking
tis a sad life indeed
Originally Posted By stupid000⏩
Did that in my last interview. Asked if they wanted a bs answer or an honest one, told them I like making money. It went well, no point in trying to bull **** someone who went through the same bs as you, they're only following company guidelines I assume.
amazing brah, what type of job though?
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Can confirm.

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post 1631618233 02-17-2021, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted By Lefticle⏩
Can confirm. Last company I was at was a total cult.

Not really, but the culture was weird af
company culture is a cringe reality of the wagecel world, brb smiling and acting happy all the time and like best friends then when someone leaves you just NC them,
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post 1631618533 02-17-2021, 08:52 AM
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That core values mumbo jumbo is really something else. All I ask is that we're not dicks and that you do what you say you're going to do. Say "radical" one more time....
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Originally Posted By overtrainbrah⏩
i can see that working but only for entry level fast food type jobs, i bet they still get asked bullchit questions about the company vision though, jfl at the corporate clown world
I work for a Defense logistics company. I've seen it work in a corporate world.
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post 1631620053 02-17-2021, 09:18 AM
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So u cant tell them why u want to work there or share your values, fuking LOL

U will be filtered by HR
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The only way to avoid this is to become the office alpha. By creating a paradox in the office, you are effectively dismantling the culture/cult they currently have or at least keeping it at safe levels. The important thing is to act like you're one of them at the interview to get the job, and then side-swipe them once you are hired.
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post 1631621123 02-17-2021, 09:33 AM
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Yeah well when you think about it, it makes sense. Most humans are social creatures and your coworkers are who you spend the majority of your waking hours with. It's normal they want someone they can get along with and these silly questions are their way of filtering the outcasts.

But I agree, it's retarded and the importance of them vary from one company to another.
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Originally Posted By overtrainbrah⏩
company culture is a cringe reality of the wagecel world, brb smiling and acting happy all the time and like best friends then when someone leaves you just NC them,
Never thought of it that way.

Absolutely true. In fact not only is it "no contact", but if you see them again somewhere they treat you like you have been excommunicated from the church or are a traitor....for no reason.
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I had a job at FedEx and did like a 3 month streak of having the highest load rates. Something like 400 - 450 boxes loaded an hour, at the time they expect 350 an hour. So they come in all hyped "You have had the highest load rate in the district for 3 months!" I'm all excited expecting a bonus, and they give me...a FedEx T-shirt.
post 1631630373 02-17-2021, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted By CrimsonSteel⏩
I had a job at FedEx and did like a 3 month streak of having the highest load rates. Something like 400 - 450 boxes loaded an hour, at the time they expect 350 an hour. So they come in all hyped "You have had the highest load rate in the district for 3 months!" I'm all excited expecting a bonus, and they give me...a FedEx T-shirt.
NGL I love it, I have fedex water bottles in the gym. Fedex hoodies. Legit sponsored by Fedex
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Originally Posted By CrimsonSteel⏩
I had a job at FedEx and did like a 3 month streak of having the highest load rates. Something like 400 - 450 boxes loaded an hour, at the time they expect 350 an hour. So they come in all hyped "You have had the highest load rate in the district for 3 months!" I'm all excited expecting a bonus, and they give me...a FedEx T-shirt.
Not even a gift, they legit get free marketing out of that lmao
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Originally Posted By ramimotemem⏩
Yeah well when you think about it, it makes sense. Most humans are social creatures and your coworkers are who you spend the majority of your waking hours with. It's normal they want someone they can get along with and these silly questions are their way of filtering the outcasts.

But I agree, it's retarded and the importance of them vary from one company to another.
How do you think these questions filter out the outcasts? (Srs)
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A cult that doesn't give a fuk about any of it's members, yes
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Originally Posted By Silencespeaks⏩
That’s every cult.
Not my cult. Want to join?
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Originally Posted By Hmatt330⏩
How do you think these questions filter out the outcasts? (Srs)
Even if it's all dumb, it's still the game, and a decent enough way to weed out the autists. It's like people who say they hate small talk. Okay, but that's how normal people operate so learn to at least pretend like you're not a weirdo. I can't imagine moving someone forward who chooses this as their hill to die on.
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Worked as a graphic designer for a marketing company that produced a magazine showcasing at-home-business opportunities, i.e. - get rich quick sh*t.

The owner was a young, entrepreneur himself so everyone walked around with this cringey enthusiasm like they were part of the next Google or something.

I spent all day producing sh*t ads for customers who wanted cheesy artwork and their businesses' entire biography in a 1x2 inch ad - I literally used none of the skills I learned in design school or any of the styles or principles of design that got me hired in the first place.

I started finishing the projects in my inbox as quickly as I could and then surfing online and car forums for the next parts I wanted on my car (I was a huge tuner/gear head), not realizing they monitored that sh*t. I got a warning. Wasn't more than a month later and they let me go. F*ckers waited until close of business on a Friday.

Ended up being the best thing that could have happened to me. Now I work on a military installation doing visual information for the gov't, making more than double what they were paying me and I'm the subject matter expert in my two-man office which means I'm basically my own art director/quality control manager/project manager whatever-you-wanna-call it. Much better environment.
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Originally Posted By Silencespeaks⏩
Naw thanks I joined my ex husband’s cult of personality and you end up in someone’s orbit with your own self completely diminished. Your self fades away and you become just a tool, just an extension of the cult leader.

Same dynamic as in actual cults and agree 100% with op that the corporate culture dynamic is the same. The “best” employees are those who forfeit their sense of self in complete subordinance to the company and become perfect extensions of the company itself.

Ofc when the company is done with you it will just devalue and discard you and immediately replace you. Literally same dynamic as in abusive relationships and in cults.
My cult is better. We do casual Fridays.
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LMAO most offices are like that these days.

For the first few months suck it up, go with it and work out who within the company you can be honest with
I'm leaving my current job soon but on the last half yearly review my team leader asked me " which of the companies values I resonate with the most" bitch, no idea what they even are
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