The “do your job, keep your job” idea has been mostly dead for decades
Even if you’re a warrior for your company, there’s no guarantee you’ll be able to stay there. That’s just the modern contract. Continue Reading
Loyalty
Did COVID maybe create a Roman Colosseum / Fight Club context in white-collar work?
Cost-cutting is normative in white-collar. Loyalty is spoken of, but largely dead. And COVID has created confusion. Are we all brawling now? Continue Reading
Baby Boomer “leaders” demand loyalty and allegiance above all
In some ways, you could argue Trump is the ultimate Boomer. His near-obsession with loyalty has broader work repercussions for us all. Continue Reading
Company loyalty is dead and buried, yes
First thing people say: “the decline of unions…” That’s PART of it, but it’s not the entire story. Continue Reading
“Loyalty company” and “company with loyalty program” = different
This about sums it up. Here’s a story from a couple of years ago: when my wife and I were dating, we drove up the Mississippi from Jacksonville to Minneapolis. Ironically, two years after that trip, we ended up living… Continue Reading