Despite efforts to promote open door policies, and make it clear that upper management are all “people persons,” many workplaces aren’t as nice as they present themselves as being. According to the American Institute of Corporate Kindness, here are ten reasons your workplace might not be very nice:
- When a birthday cake is brought in, three fourths is immediately confiscated to be served to the vice presidents.
- You feel you’re not respected by your boss – primarily because they continually tell you they don’t respect you.
- There are hundreds of red flags – usually about two by four feet, hung on walls along the hallways.
- The company informs you that it is changing your last name to “Perkins,” which it says it is authorized to do.
- Taking a lunch break, while not forbidden, is discouraged – often resulting in those who take them returning to find their chairs have been removed.
- There is a manager whose only responsibility is to visit offices at random and measure for curtains, just to make people nervous.
- You’re told that not only does your point of view not matter, but that it has been rescinded until further notice.
- The CEO will not look directly at anyone, and steps into a closet when faced with having to pass someone in the hallway.
- On “Take Your Child to Work Day,” the children are put to work shredding financial documents, and are told that if they don’t shred at least 50 pounds worth their parent will not be considered for future promotions.
- More than 20 percent of the men are named Glenn.
