My boss told me “we’re like a family here” two days after someone got laid off via calendar invite. A calendar invite. no warning. just: “hey, can you hop on for a quick chat?” and then boom he was gone. They keep saying “wearing multiple hats builds character” which i guess is true if by “character” they mean burnout.
we’re like a family = we’ll emotionally manipulate you while quietly replacing you on the backend.
I wish I knew this when I first started at my first job. the first thing my boss told me on my first day when she picked me up from the waiting room was “welcome home, am I right?” and I thought that was the coolest thing ever. Shouldve known better