Why are executives so out of touch with employees?
Out-of-touch leadership lecture employees on being grateful for their jobs and low pay while showing complete disconnect from economic reality. These tone-deaf remarks force staff to endure patronizing corporate lectures about company missions and personal milestones while struggling on stagnant wages.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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- 1Yelling back to establish boundariesDid this help you?
- 2Asking about company culture during job interviews and avoiding places that admit to yellingDid this help you?
- 3Leaving the company or looking for a new jobDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Then he goes into a 5 minute+ tirade to us on how "fortunate you should feel to be able to work and participate in our mission and quest for greatness"...”source ↗
“I decided to look for a new job because I am completely burnt out from shouting and cursing by execs in meetings.”source ↗
“I had the President of the subsidiary I was Controller for yell at me during a meeting early in my employment.”source ↗
“I should be grateful for the opportunity to do more work and grow while my boss contributes nothing”source ↗
“Owner of the company asked me when I was gonna buy a house. I was making $42,000 in 2020. Mind you he decided to pay me this because it was his starting wage…. 40 years ago.”source ↗
“On international woman’s day she acted like she won an Oscar and thanked herself and her female family members.”source ↗
“Had the CEO of a small business yell/swear at me, in a meeting, on my birthday”source ↗
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