Define: "We're a family" in Business
Catastrophic fiscal burn
"Families do not lay you off via a blind Zoom call to boost quarterly margins. Keep your boundaries rock solid."
A phrase used to emphasize a close-knit and supportive company culture.
What does "We're a family" actually mean?
"The ultimate psychological red flag used to justify unpaid weekend cutovers and extreme emotional manipulation."
"Here at this company we like to think of ourselves as a family."
"The director reminded us that 'we're a family' right before asking us to work through Thanksgiving to fix the SD-WAN deployment."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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