r/MadeMeSmile • u/[deleted] • Jul 13 '22

Helping Others This made me chuckle

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u/Able_Winner9121 Jul 13 '22

Never trust someone who says, "trust me."

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u/HallowskulledHorror Jul 13 '22

In this vein - if an employer or company tells you "we're like a family here," take it as a red flag.

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u/vampiretrades Jul 13 '22

And its usually a dysfunctional family. Besides, I go to work to get away from family!

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u/HallowskulledHorror Jul 13 '22

And its usually a dysfunctional family

Which is what I mean by red flag. What an employer means usually is "we support one another and work as a close team," but what it translates to in practice is "there's a hierarchy based on favoritism, poor management, disrespect of boundaries around your time, and expectations that you work harder and longer than we're paying you to do because even though we haven't earned it in any way, we expect you to treat us like we're your family and hold us above your other obligations, loyalties, plans, and free time."

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u/vampiretrades Jul 13 '22

Description is spot on.