I saw that you linked the video and was waiting to hear about how this company laid off a bunch of people/did something unethical to their employees, but I realized it was really just a company that posted a cringy video that showcases some stupid mentalities, but in and of itself represents no harm. Do they really deserve to have their channel lurked by angry commenters and every video dislike-bombed from now on? I don't think you can claim any good is being accomplished by linking this video. This seems more like "they deserve punishment" than "they need their eyes opened".
@@gckbowers411 Oh FFS if I don't link the source people say 'LINK THE SOURCE!'. Then when I do people say 'Why are you doing this to them'. I say it every time. Don't be jerks, dont doxx. It literally says 'Enjoy.' You're reading too much into it.
@@leslieramirez-ottawauniver3264 yeah but these are westerners dude they are used to their privileges they dont consider how other half of the world lives they dont care and they think they have it bad xdddd honestly pathetic
@@bradturner7678 Humans are by far the most evil creature on Earth, even the most wicked animal you can think of doesn't stand a chance against the evil deeds we have done to Nature and ourselves over time.
What viewers of this company's little interview video might miss out on is, the fact the employees are conscious about what they're saying and how it'll reflect how they're viewed as an employee. If they were honest and said "i really liked working from home and am going to miss it" it would not be a good look for them in front of their employer. They are pressured to give a certain response to keep their job and have good marks.
These people make it sound like they have always been unable to socialize on their own outside the office. They NEED to be inside an office space to do so. That's just depressingly sad. Work to live, not freaking live to work.
All these videos really show us how hard they are trying to sell going back to the office. If it was truly desirable or had real benefits you won't have to sell us on it sooooo hard...
I agree. But, I've noticed that people that want to go back do not do anything, they just talk. They always want people to see that they are working. And some people are just lonely. 😂
You are my hero! This just made my day. It’s wild - 12 years after leaving Connection (which was PC Connection back then) and apparently it’s the same old boys club all drinking the kool-aide. And oh - btw, that appreciation ice cream, they didn’t even buy. If you noticed on the sign there were multiple vendors names/logos. Those vendors paid big money to help Connection appreciate their employees. The strangest part of this old school IT corporate culture is, it’s like a time machine. When is the last time you saw that many khakis?
If you worked for the state of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg in the 60's, when a president or political figure came to town.... They'd give you the afternoon off if you went to the airport and cheered on the person visiting. So, on TV, they'd show hundreds of people cheering on the politician.
@@IncognitoSprax that's exactly what it does. The illusion of support can flip a voter. Especially early in the election cycle. The politician would probably give a speech and say things the local populace would cheer for. So the local populace would get some sort of concession.
5 star glassdoor reviews are almost always exclusively written by HR only. have you seen the HR staff (almost exclusively always all women), 8 women in the beginning at the video standing next to the table? half of them are writing 5 star reviews weekly, as part of their regular tasks, guaranteed. i always sort from lowest star to higher in order to get the real opinions first.
@@davidevans7477 HR is a cost center and not a profit center. Also, it’s considered “soft skill” work as the lead simps for the corporation, and those positions tend to go to women. In a nutshell: If you’re trying to climb in a corporation, you ain’t working in HR, and I say that as a woman.
The first day of school was also super exciting. It wore off after a week. Back to drudgery. I’d like to see the same people next month to see if they’re still excited.
@asdrubale bisanzio I remember being excited for third/fourth grade-ish. It didn’t last long. Around the time your childhood is ruined by finding out Santa wasn’t real.
"New hires" on video: "This is so amazing and the best thing ever." "New hires" internally: "So this is my first and last day in the office after working quite fine for over a year now for this company remotely. I'm just here for the free ice cream." I feel dead inside just seeing the office. I'd feel even more dead hearing some of those people bothering me.
The First day in presence in a place can be fun: lots of novelty and new things and meeting people you've only known online. But it wears off quickly, and within a month they'll likely be tired of having to drive there everyday
@@mrknarf4438 No question. Granted I liked the jobs I had (that I started mostly online) and enjoyed going to work for a bit but the novelty quickly wore off.
This makes me laugh and cry inside to the poor souls that are believing this BS. You're swimming with sharks folks. Now that I am out of the office I don't think ill ever go back.
@@SoWhosGae OMG JOSH upvote this comment its the best one i think that says it all, Yeah there lives are pretty boring, i think people were told to just get a job growing up and do it no matter what even if u hate it but now people are age are like i want to do a job i love or actually enjoy doing, what a concept, its like hello of course we do
These people are frigging pathetic!!! Lady, if you're tired of your significant other also working remotely for the past year and a half, what are you going to do when you both retire?????? Geez!!!!
the thing is many people don't marry or live with their partners bc of love but bc they don't want to be alone. They are not friends and partners really, just two people being in a house so the rest of people can see they are not single
Ice cream at the office: gets harassed for leaving desk for said ice cream Ice cream at home: takes break from work, grabs ice cream and eats at nice WFH desk and chair
I feel like no one is talking about or considering this. But the rates of harassment are gonna shoot up with returning to office. At home, we can guarantee our personal space isn’t being invaded.
Yes, indeed. As a shy male programmer I have been harassed by my female co workers numerous times but HR does not do anything against it because "it's not real harassment only compliments" and I just "need to man up". Office life ain't fun.
I get harassed by married women at the grocery store, hiking trails, and restaurants. Women with boyfriends will walk right up to me and strikeup a conversation right in front of their BETA male human ATM. I generally get 4-7 phone numbers per week. It’s hilarious and sad, where’s HR when ya need em?!?!
@@spacemeter3001 HR is effectively useless unless the shoe was on the other foot and then you would be out of a job with no recourse. Keep your head down, build your skills and have an exit plan. Things like this can go south real quick, usually through no fault of your own.
So funny how they come up with the most bullshit excuses for “wanting” to come back to the office. Most of these people are clearly not excited about going back to the office.. On a side note, another great video! Keep the corporate cringe coming!
When we had our employees appreciation, they always gave a shit about me being vegan. They all knew and HR just didn't care enough to even make sure I get something. So much about: We are one family. My mother cares about that, we cook vegan food or eat out at a place where I also get something. ^^
Ouch, sorry, that's pretty shitty on their part. Can't this fall under "beliefs" or smth? Or is it just religion? Anyways you gave me an idea to use this as an excuse when we have those get togethers at the office as a staff lol. I'm just gonna say I can't attend cuz I'm vegan so it would be impolite to stand there while others are eating and drinking.
@@amynguy We have to stop accepting shitty jobs just because "we need to make a living". You can make a living in a job that doesn't suck your soul out through a cubicle.
When I was a kid I saw a Twilight Zone episode where the main character had to work in one of those 1950's accounting offices...rows of desks in an open room, everyone facing the same way and doing numbers. That was the part of the show that frightened me, not whatever the main story was about. And now we have it again!!
I feel miserable just by watching some of these situations play out in a video. I would want to bury myself under the ground if I was physically there.
Imagine having never worked at the office at a company and getting a mic shoved in your face pressuring you to explain how happy you are to be pulled out of your house...
My company’s HR just asked for us to fill in a form about working patterns, like how many days a week we’ll be in the office. Guess what wasn’t an option? 0 days a week.
This really gives me "I'm going to Minecraft myself" vibes .... Honestly this is soul-crushing, I can't imagine working there. I sure hope they pay him out the ass, but you know they likely aren't.
Pretty sure some know how others feel. But it doesn't matter since these people are probably too busy sucking up to those who DONT know how others feel
They are narcissists, so they have no empathy. They only care getting their assess kissed and controlling everybody, and it is hard to do that from home.
Funny, I happen to drive by this building twice a day and can confirm, it’s the most depressing building on that street. The company made it in the 80s when IT was the new big thing but hasn’t evolved since then … just like their office furniture 😂
The whole extroversion thing with work is so cancerous that it may as well be a cult with these wage plantations. The thought of putting on a plastic smile, plastic personality, and be expected to be a plastic person just makes me sick.
@asdrubale bisanzio Thanks! It really is difficult, for me it meant cutting those extrovert workaholics out of my life, which was most people I knew. I don't regret it though.
If people are poor communicators and collaborators when working remotely they will be poor communicators and collaborators at the office, so work location won't make a difference.
Women HRs are great at stupid ideas(most of them, i know a very very tiny percentage is awsome), Men HR are too cunning and hold grudges to show that they are alpha( thats why most men hate being that HR guy 🤣)
@@abhishekm3752 HR is the culmination of women from retail, teaching, and salons, that's why they're all talkative basket cases who wanna play children's game but never actually do an effective job ever
Hey Joshua, I am a Software Engineer (Fresher) and today my orientation started... all the team work and forced collaboration. I just got a break and was thinking what you were saying in those teamwork videos is so relatable.
I used to work at this place until I got my 2 years of experience to jump ship into a real sales job. It’s the most boring corporate rah rah everyday with these people. Shit pay shit commission and shitty leadership. Absolutely nailed every description about this abyss.
Man how happy I am I don't work at a company like this any more. I used to work form 2013 to 2018 at such a company. These Karen's are even worse than boomer bosses
Apparently medical desk jobs isn't any better? The receptionist at my mothers physical therapy rolled his eyes at the hospital staff appreciation event, which featured: chalk to draw on the sidewalk with, bubbles, and good vibes.
Glad the my company allows me to choose if I come to the office or not. I would not be able to stand listening to these people. Thanks Josh for your work brother, love your videos.
I started a presentation saying: I promise not to use "having said that" in my talk, but will use the old expression of umh which is replaced by "having said that"".
As I typed in TH-cam and clicked, my inner voice literally spoke "I hope Joshua Fluke has posted a new video." Not disappointed! :-D Another great video. Thank-you.
@@TheInterwebzMan yeah being nice, and genuine in a world full of suck ups, users, and creeps can get misinterpreted. I love what Josh does. He calls out the fake niceness and labels that the cringe it is. There is nothing fake about loving Josh's videos.
I've said it before but as much as corporate waging sucks, they do give you golden handcuffs. The best plan is to milk that life for 10-20 years, max retirement accounts and dip out early. Currently in the middle of this process. Hate everything about it, but i'm on the path to be a millionaire early. Fortune 10 corporate wagie :[
I genuinely don't understand why they're so set on forcing people to be in offices. Our accountant's company is thinking of shutting down their office or downsizing because renting office spaces turned out to be more expensive than it is worth, and apparently all of their employees are adults who manage their work-home balance well on their own. Who would've thought?
Do you think CEOs still use chain letter emails and that's where all of these mediocre ideas of incentives & perks are born & how they seem to spread so quickly across the corporate world?
I love it how they don't even attempt to add any sort of life or colour to the workspace. It's all beige and brown; must be such a depressing environment to work in.
I love your videos Josh! I find it hilarious as CEOs grasp for reasons why returning to the office is a good thing. One of the teams in the company I used to work for would meet in a newly created employee space (pre-COVID) and stand in a circle for a morning team eye-opener/meeting/pick-me-up/who knows). One of the members of the team noted how long just walking there, assembling into a circle and chatting took vs just having a call. 🤦🏼
The laughing at the ‘hat throw’ was horrifically cringey. I feel sorry for the guy, the spotlight was put on him against his will and he felt peer pressured to do something ‘entertaining’ by throwing his hat. Stand up for yourself people! You don’t need to pretend you are happy as they murder your soul.
This is the 'connection video'
Enjoy - th-cam.com/video/OsxSHf2R5zM/w-d-xo.html
LOVE the Dave Ramsey segments u do. Epic! lol
I saw that you linked the video and was waiting to hear about how this company laid off a bunch of people/did something unethical to their employees, but I realized it was really just a company that posted a cringy video that showcases some stupid mentalities, but in and of itself represents no harm. Do they really deserve to have their channel lurked by angry commenters and every video dislike-bombed from now on? I don't think you can claim any good is being accomplished by linking this video. This seems more like "they deserve punishment" than "they need their eyes opened".
@@gckbowers411 Oh FFS if I don't link the source people say 'LINK THE SOURCE!'. Then when I do people say 'Why are you doing this to them'. I say it every time. Don't be jerks, dont doxx. It literally says 'Enjoy.' You're reading too much into it.
Joshua Fluke please never stop posting the links 😂
To be fair, at least they have cubicles instead of an "oPeN wOrKsPaCe" for "CoLlAbOrAtIoN." That bar is near bedrock, but they passed it.
Those who don't have to work in these environments are the luckiest people on earth.
So most non-Americans
HAHA
Reyth fr. Sadly, a lot of people don’t even have air conditioning while they work.
yeah working under sun for 12 hours while getting payed 2 dollars a day totally better than working in an air conditioned office with some amenities
@@leslieramirez-ottawauniver3264 yeah but these are westerners dude they are used to their privileges they dont consider how other half of the world lives they dont care and they think they have it bad xdddd honestly pathetic
Those tiny work cubicles are mad depressing not gonna lie. So glad that remote-only and remote-first companies exist
I'd take a tiny ass cubicle all day over an "collaborative open space office"
@@RealDarkBlade I'd take my own desk in my own private space over both. I can even play with my cat on my breaks!
@@ZodiacEntertainment2 cats are evil, they only play with you to learn your weaknesses so they can conquer us easier.
@@bradturner7678 Humans are by far the most evil creature on Earth, even the most wicked animal you can think of doesn't stand a chance against the evil deeds we have done to Nature and ourselves over time.
What viewers of this company's little interview video might miss out on is, the fact the employees are conscious about what they're saying and how it'll reflect how they're viewed as an employee. If they were honest and said "i really liked working from home and am going to miss it" it would not be a good look for them in front of their employer. They are pressured to give a certain response to keep their job and have good marks.
Yep, just a bad episode of the office.
Even if they did
Video production team can just edit it out :D so if it doesn't align w company quo, you are not part of it
These people make it sound like they have always been unable to socialize on their own outside the office. They NEED to be inside an office space to do so. That's just depressingly sad.
Work to live, not freaking live to work.
'...inside an office space'; it's like they never...saw...the...movie
All these videos really show us how hard they are trying to sell going back to the office.
If it was truly desirable or had real benefits you won't have to sell us on it sooooo hard...
Sounds similar to something else everyone is getting sold on so hard 👀
Yeah keep dreaming if you treat people like dog shit.
I'm sorry but I can't imagine working in a corporate environment like this at all. Same BS here in Germany.
Same in Denmark
The overly happy corporate culture?
same in holland
@@kolacao8134 yes overly fake happy and humanity oppressing enviroment
Same in Russia
Some people genuinely want to go work in the office and socialize - however, I find that lame and would very much prefer to work from home.
Those people are the reason I hate going to work.
I agree. But, I've noticed that people that want to go back do not do anything, they just talk. They always want people to see that they are working. And some people are just lonely. 😂
Those people ruin my interest in work
You are my hero! This just made my day. It’s wild - 12 years after leaving Connection (which was PC Connection back then) and apparently it’s the same old boys club all drinking the kool-aide. And oh - btw, that appreciation ice cream, they didn’t even buy. If you noticed on the sign there were multiple vendors names/logos. Those vendors paid big money to help Connection appreciate their employees. The strangest part of this old school IT corporate culture is, it’s like a time machine. When is the last time you saw that many khakis?
This!!! All of this!!!!!
My home office is quiet and no one can 🛑 by and steal my time.
I can watch corporate cringe all day, keep em coming!!!!
Imagine those days watching whatever shit was on t.v and now we have such content to watch at our will. This is the future, the rest is secondary.
If you worked for the state of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg in the 60's, when a president or political figure came to town.... They'd give you the afternoon off if you went to the airport and cheered on the person visiting.
So, on TV, they'd show hundreds of people cheering on the politician.
So you didn't really get the afternoon off.
Good move. Helps ensure politicians pay attention to that state.
As somebody born in Philadelphia, that sounds like something that Pennsyltucky would do.
@@joeleek9976 Not really. It just gives the illusion of support from people wanting some time away from a place they hate.
@@IncognitoSprax that's exactly what it does. The illusion of support can flip a voter. Especially early in the election cycle.
The politician would probably give a speech and say things the local populace would cheer for. So the local populace would get some sort of concession.
5 star glassdoor reviews are almost always exclusively written by HR only. have you seen the HR staff (almost exclusively always all women), 8 women in the beginning at the video standing next to the table? half of them are writing 5 star reviews weekly, as part of their regular tasks, guaranteed.
i always sort from lowest star to higher in order to get the real opinions first.
OMG! 😱 I do the same!
Book reviews, on Indeedand so on.
i definitely get that vibe from the 5 star reviews with virtually any company
You know. Why is it that half or all of HR in any company are women? Just something I keep noticing with each job I work.
The Karens live in the HR swamp
@@davidevans7477 HR is a cost center and not a profit center. Also, it’s considered “soft skill” work as the lead simps for the corporation, and those positions tend to go to women. In a nutshell: If you’re trying to climb in a corporation, you ain’t working in HR, and I say that as a woman.
Banter gets you fired
Ice cream melts and disappears, like my enthusiasm for work
Ah Cube Life. Travel for miles in bumper to bumper traffic so you can sit in a cube. Free ice cream oh boy.
The first day of school was also super exciting. It wore off after a week. Back to drudgery. I’d like to see the same people next month to see if they’re still excited.
@asdrubale bisanzio I remember being excited for third/fourth grade-ish. It didn’t last long.
Around the time your childhood is ruined by finding out Santa wasn’t real.
Office space is a great movie. It really made me feel ptsd from the wage cage.
It should be part of on-boarding for every company.
The word is shell-shock, but the insurance companies use ptsd to make it sound like a small stress condition.
Mike needs to make a sequel that includes the booths
"New hires" on video: "This is so amazing and the best thing ever."
"New hires" internally: "So this is my first and last day in the office after working quite fine for over a year now for this company remotely. I'm just here for the free ice cream."
I feel dead inside just seeing the office. I'd feel even more dead hearing some of those people bothering me.
That's because they are all zombies
The First day in presence in a place can be fun: lots of novelty and new things and meeting people you've only known online. But it wears off quickly, and within a month they'll likely be tired of having to drive there everyday
@@mrknarf4438 No question. Granted I liked the jobs I had (that I started mostly online) and enjoyed going to work for a bit but the novelty quickly wore off.
This makes me laugh and cry inside to the poor souls that are believing this BS. You're swimming with sharks folks. Now that I am out of the office I don't think ill ever go back.
the Boomer CEO I went crazy not being able to micromanagement everyone doing that evil remote
What kind of sad home lives do these people have that they're happy to get back to that office hell?
Most ppl have very boring and sad lives tbh
@@SoWhosGae OMG JOSH upvote this comment its the best one i think that says it all, Yeah there lives are pretty boring, i think people were told to just get a job growing up and do it no matter what even if u hate it but now people are age are like i want to do a job i love or actually enjoy doing, what a concept, its like hello of course we do
These people are frigging pathetic!!! Lady, if you're tired of your significant other also working remotely for the past year and a half, what are you going to do when you both retire?????? Geez!!!!
So many sad people.
the thing is many people don't marry or live with their partners bc of love but bc they don't want to be alone. They are not friends and partners really, just two people being in a house so the rest of people can see they are not single
@@franz3810 yep. It's pathetic
3:39
"it's great to have everybody face-to-face again." - Virtue boss, wearing a mask.
"We put the little swimmers on Rachel and she just sank to the bottom like a rock"🤣🤣🤣🤣
My company came back and with in 1 week there were 5 cases of Covid outbreak and had to close the onsite location....
I’m not surprised! 😂😂
Ice cream at the office: gets harassed for leaving desk for said ice cream
Ice cream at home: takes break from work, grabs ice cream and eats at nice WFH desk and chair
Paid for with the money you saved by not commuting to the office.
@@mushroomsteve And it’s the GOOD ice cream, too! Not that cheap crap in the huge plastic bucket that’s mostly air and sadness.
THIS
I feel like no one is talking about or considering this. But the rates of harassment are gonna shoot up with returning to office. At home, we can guarantee our personal space isn’t being invaded.
Yes, indeed.
As a shy male programmer I have been harassed by my female co workers numerous times but HR does not do anything against it because "it's not real harassment only compliments" and I just "need to man up".
Office life ain't fun.
I get harassed by married women at the grocery store, hiking trails, and restaurants. Women with boyfriends will walk right up to me and strikeup a conversation right in front of their BETA male human ATM. I generally get 4-7 phone numbers per week. It’s hilarious and sad, where’s HR when ya need em?!?!
@@spacemeter3001 HR is effectively useless unless the shoe was on the other foot and then you would be out of a job with no recourse. Keep your head down, build your skills and have an exit plan. Things like this can go south real quick, usually through no fault of your own.
@@07wrxtr1 Lucky you. I'm invisible to all women.
Keep out of my personal space.
So funny how they come up with the most bullshit excuses for “wanting” to come back to the office. Most of these people are clearly not excited about going back to the office.. On a side note, another great video! Keep the corporate cringe coming!
If they don’t like it they can quit, if they are so talented other companies will jump on the chance to hire them, right?
If I’m not happy I change jobs.
That’s my motto. If I don’t like it I’m looking for the next better opportunity.
These people are exploding with bullshit. 🇩🇰 Love your work Josh. Keep saying what us corporate slaves wish we could say. Love from Denmark.
I hate unions, but I’d support you being my union leader. Someone who can articulate what I feel like every Mon-Fri
When we had our employees appreciation, they always gave a shit about me being vegan. They all knew and HR just didn't care enough to even make sure I get something. So much about: We are one family. My mother cares about that, we cook vegan food or eat out at a place where I also get something. ^^
I don't know, it.sounds like discrimanation if you ask me.
@@sandraersin It isn't. The law only mentions culture, ethnic and religion. It doesn't fall in any of those categories.
Ouch, sorry, that's pretty shitty on their part. Can't this fall under "beliefs" or smth? Or is it just religion? Anyways you gave me an idea to use this as an excuse when we have those get togethers at the office as a staff lol. I'm just gonna say I can't attend cuz I'm vegan so it would be impolite to stand there while others are eating and drinking.
Cool, vegans should know their place.
I don’t eat beets, I don’t parade around telling everyone, why must you tell everyone you’re vegan?
That's gross. Those people are being gross. That or they are lying about wanting to be so attached to external entities - which is also gross...
"gross", they are just trying to earn a livelihood
@@amynguy So, professional liars?
sums it up; thank you
@@amynguy We have to stop accepting shitty jobs just because "we need to make a living".
You can make a living in a job that doesn't suck your soul out through a cubicle.
There's nothing to celebrate to return to that building. Average, noisy, non-privacy oriented, distractors everywhere.
After two years I got fired like useless garbage. And the so called "family" just ignore me.
It’s like getting divorced, you will know who your real friends are.
When I was a kid I saw a Twilight Zone episode where the main character had to work in one of those 1950's accounting offices...rows of desks in an open room, everyone facing the same way and doing numbers. That was the part of the show that frightened me, not whatever the main story was about. And now we have it again!!
It felt like he was gonna say “ welcome back slaves” 😭
@asdrubale bisanzio These managers enjoy seeing others being miserable like this. They're sadists.
He's just not allowed to say that...
Reminding me of Molag Bal if anything. Is the plot twist that the guy is indeed Molag Bal? XD
Oh my God! I nearly fell of my chair laughing at the imitation of that woman :D
I feel miserable just by watching some of these situations play out in a video. I would want to bury myself under the ground if I was physically there.
"Why are you hugging? Stop hugging." THANK YOU 😑
I got many ppl running to hug me when I returned to the office myself ngl lol. But maybe that's because I'm a young woman.😂
@@SoWhosGae F
Taste the covid
Imagine having never worked at the office at a company and getting a mic shoved in your face pressuring you to explain how happy you are to be pulled out of your house...
My company’s HR just asked for us to fill in a form about working patterns, like how many days a week we’ll be in the office. Guess what wasn’t an option? 0 days a week.
Physically ill from them hyping up coming into the office. But I nearly peed when Josh was mocking that chick using a high pitch.
“Can I go back to my desk” 😂 I can totally imagine that guy thinking that.
Nice guns btw Joshua!
He's looking good! Keep it up Josh.
This really gives me "I'm going to Minecraft myself" vibes ....
Honestly this is soul-crushing, I can't imagine working there. I sure hope they pay him out the ass, but you know they likely aren't.
That is just aweful!! People in management must be totally out of touch with reality and how other people feel.
They are too busy with the sales report and reaching key productivity metrics. They constantly ask to themselves: "Is it legal to enslave people?"
No, they like seeing others suffer like this. They're sadists.
Pretty sure some know how others feel.
But it doesn't matter since these people are probably too busy sucking up to those who DONT know how others feel
They are narcissists, so they have no empathy. They only care getting their assess kissed and controlling everybody, and it is hard to do that from home.
Funny, I happen to drive by this building twice a day and can confirm, it’s the most depressing building on that street. The company made it in the 80s when IT was the new big thing but hasn’t evolved since then … just like their office furniture 😂
The whole extroversion thing with work is so cancerous that it may as well be a cult with these wage plantations. The thought of putting on a plastic smile, plastic personality, and be expected to be a plastic person just makes me sick.
@asdrubale bisanzio They learned it from school and college. Took me years to break the conditioning.
@asdrubale bisanzio Thanks! It really is difficult, for me it meant cutting those extrovert workaholics out of my life, which was most people I knew. I don't regret it though.
"I've always considered myself smarter than everyone around me, and sometimes, believe me, I've been ashamed of it "-Dostoevsky
I used to work in a super toxic work environment. Moral has never been better ever since we went remote.
Correct. And this is a good reason to fight for because otherwise they will poisen us all with toxic energy.
"HR table"
roflmao
"Welcome back, Connection!"
That part was so obviously forced by management. ugh
If people are poor communicators and collaborators when working remotely they will be poor communicators and collaborators at the office, so work location won't make a difference.
1:37 she is literally making the "get the fuck out of my cubicle" hand gesture
Dude, you’re the Bill Burr of corporate-tech America
he does look like Burr
I can see that 😂
Remote working is much much better than going to some office.
I better get ice cream next month!
Why go back to the damn office if you still have to wear a mask.
This is one way to demonstrate how the older generation is out of touch with the newer generation
Ya old people suck
You are what this world has been waiting for ! Love this shit.
Ceo saying "Family's back!" - oh the cringe.... Jesus. And those work cubicles are smaller than my hallway toilet! No privacy whatsoever as well.
I like how HR team misspelt office on their welcome sign.
…and the text underneath isn’t a full sentence it just ends abruptly “New hire meeting spot for badges and your”.
@@foxtrot9er1 just noticed they wrote offce 😂 but the last word says tour
@@moisdawg Ah, watching on phone didn’t help, thanks. I was thinking to myself how could they screw up twice on one basic sign.
Be honest, what makes the office cringe is coming from women in HR
Women HRs are great at stupid ideas(most of them, i know a very very tiny percentage is awsome), Men HR are too cunning and hold grudges to show that they are alpha( thats why most men hate being that HR guy 🤣)
@@abhishekm3752 HR is the culmination of women from retail, teaching, and salons, that's why they're all talkative basket cases who wanna play children's game but never actually do an effective job ever
"Oh my god, these people have jobs-"
I LOST IT 💀
Hey Joshua, I am a Software Engineer (Fresher) and today my orientation started... all the team work and forced collaboration. I just got a break and was thinking what you were saying in those teamwork videos is so relatable.
Big head Joshua is the funniest person on the internet. 🤣🤣
I used to work at this place until I got my 2 years of experience to jump ship into a real sales job. It’s the most boring corporate rah rah everyday with these people. Shit pay shit commission and shitty leadership. Absolutely nailed every description about this abyss.
Looking forward to the day on which I will make my own schedule (both time and place)
Jesus I laughed so hard at this, thanks dude
Man how happy I am I don't work at a company like this any more. I used to work form 2013 to 2018 at such a company. These Karen's are even worse than boomer bosses
soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo true
Yeah I've never maid friends with anyone I've worked with. Whether they are with me or not doesn't change anything for me, jobs a job.
Spot on, if you’re not happy, move on. But most can’t, hence the anger.
Amen 🙏
lmao the word database part had me
Apparently medical desk jobs isn't any better? The receptionist at my mothers physical therapy rolled his eyes at the hospital staff appreciation event, which featured: chalk to draw on the sidewalk with, bubbles, and good vibes.
Glad the my company allows me to choose if I come to the office or not. I would not be able to stand listening to these people. Thanks Josh for your work brother, love your videos.
“Sank like a rock” that was classic.
*had to go through his word database* 😂🤣 you got me there yoooooooo too funny
I started a presentation saying: I promise not to use "having said that" in my talk, but will use the old expression of umh which is replaced by "having said that"".
As a manager, a common compliment I'd get was.....
"I like working for you because you leave me alone."
Why does everyone in this video look sad, confused, and lost... perhaps bordering on depressed. So happy I don't work in some cubicle.
As I typed in TH-cam and clicked, my inner voice literally spoke "I hope Joshua Fluke has posted a new video."
Not disappointed! :-D
Another great video. Thank-you.
Cringe
@@TheInterwebzMan yeah being nice, and genuine in a world full of suck ups, users, and creeps can get misinterpreted. I love what Josh does. He calls out the fake niceness and labels that the cringe it is. There is nothing fake about loving Josh's videos.
@@hewehawi cringe.
How do you keep finding these videos 😂? One man can only take so much cringe before he snaps.
People send stuff to Josh all the time lol
loving the video quality
The dial-up sounds as the CEO thinks...LMFAO
I've said it before but as much as corporate waging sucks, they do give you golden handcuffs. The best plan is to milk that life for 10-20 years, max retirement accounts and dip out early. Currently in the middle of this process. Hate everything about it, but i'm on the path to be a millionaire early. Fortune 10 corporate wagie :[
I genuinely don't understand why they're so set on forcing people to be in offices. Our accountant's company is thinking of shutting down their office or downsizing because renting office spaces turned out to be more expensive than it is worth, and apparently all of their employees are adults who manage their work-home balance well on their own. Who would've thought?
Here’s some ice cream for all that money you have to spend commuting again.
I’d like a mathematical explanation of how much the nationwide HR positions are to the economy. Like would they even matter?
Ice cream at the office is just another smartass benefit offered by the management instead of a decent salary increase.
That office looks soul crushing.
I refuse to believe this is what we have become as society.
It's called cognitive dissonance.
@joshua fluke…. THANK YOU! As a former employee here…. It’s nice to see them called out on their BS.
Do you think CEOs still use chain letter emails and that's where all of these mediocre ideas of incentives & perks are born & how they seem to spread so quickly across the corporate world?
I love it how they don't even attempt to add any sort of life or colour to the workspace. It's all beige and brown; must be such a depressing environment to work in.
6:52 I wanted to see that lady bite into the microphone, that would have been epic
I can't believe they're not playing "Pomp and Circumstance" on kazoos!
Wait, some of those people said they were working from home for years…? Why is this company sending them back 😭🤯
Riiight? Why?
Don't ever just take what HR says for granted. I'd say 60% of the time THEY don't even know what the policies are they try and enforce.
The mismatched blue cap with the black gown really seals the deal for me
I love your videos Josh! I find it hilarious as CEOs grasp for reasons why returning to the office is a good thing. One of the teams in the company I used to work for would meet in a newly created employee space (pre-COVID) and stand in a circle for a morning team eye-opener/meeting/pick-me-up/who knows). One of the members of the team noted how long just walking there, assembling into a circle and chatting took vs just having a call. 🤦🏼
Most of these people are not being truthful. When you have no skills and no money then you will have no leverage to speak your mind
wage slaves
Low walls, but juuuust high enough to block the windows.
The laughing at the ‘hat throw’ was horrifically cringey. I feel sorry for the guy, the spotlight was put on him against his will and he felt peer pressured to do something ‘entertaining’ by throwing his hat. Stand up for yourself people! You don’t need to pretend you are happy as they murder your soul.
2:07 welcome to the OFFCE guys!