CEO MAKES THINGS AWKWARD FAST! 

"43.9% Employee Turnover. Lowest since 2017!" Dear Lord how horrifying.

"They treated leaving as a sign of betrayal." Wow. Many years ago I worked for a restaurant chain. They had dozens of locations, as well as hotels and other real estate interests. Not a billion dollar company, but definitely successful, and I was about to go into their management training course before I changed my mind and left. On my last day, the owner came in, and I told him that I was leaving to pursue my career doing what I really wanted to do. His response? "Good. You're better than this place."

Hey buddy, if I'm working for your company and I have something on the side, I have bad news for you... YOU'RE THE SIDE HUSTLE!

“I have yet to find a solution to reason number 2” passion projects aren’t a problem that need solving 💀

Side hustles are a symptom of being under paid. Don't want employees to have them increase their pay.

I was in the military for over a decade and was never this brainwashed.

Putting the cult in corporate culture.

I HATE working in corporate America…

Leaving this company would be like leaving a abusive spouse.😂

That CEO sounds like one of the freshman year engineers who couldn’t handle engineering school, dropped out, and went to the business school across the street.

Why the hell would they leak their employees private information like this? Imagine giving out everyone’s name and birthdays publicly just to make it effortless for malicious actors to get all the data.

Jesus, you can’t have a side hustle and you can’t say you’re looking for work when you literally need a job to survive in this world lol. This right here is why CEOS often don’t get a lot of respect from me. They are so toxic to their employees that literally make THEM money! Let’s keep it real, there is no company without the hard work of the employees, period. On top of that, how disgusting of a person do you have to be to write how “unprofessional” a former employees post was and possibly get him blacklisted from getting another job. That is just pure evil. Because let’s face it, it doesn’t matter what the employee would of said if your old boss says stuff like that about you then that can have a huge impact on your ability to get rehired somewhere else. This is straight up unethical retaliation!

I usually have to refrain from informing the employer that I mess around with stocks and programming. Everytime I mention these 2 things, I never get a call back. I've come to a realization they're just looking for a docile, low skill employee who has nothing else really going on for themselves. Because if you aint got any goals your only objective everyday would be to wake up and work for them. They need you to 100% rely on them, that way you will do as you're told because that is your ONLY income. Meanwhile they have several incomes. They need somebody who is dependent and not independent. It's unfortunate because you think it would be the other way around. You would think you would want to hire leaders and not followers. Sad world.

Feel bad for that guy that was laid off. These companies don’t care. I hope his side hustle takes off. Great video again for spreading awareness, Josh. Thanks.

Why is corporate simping so difficult for companies to see the cringe?

That place is a cult...

They literally rated the supply closet for those gift baskets and then tossed the Stanley Cup in the middle. 🤣

All of this money spent on Golf Tournaments/Special Events could be put into paying your employees more.

This was first shared in a Facebook group which mocks linkdin post such as this. The members in the group, tore the CEO a new one before he deleted his account.

It’s all about control. God forbid employees have a life outside of the company and other options.

our fortune company with 15k folks has 8% attrition and we think it is high. near 50% turnover is crazy bad

Found the psychopath!

Almost 44% employee turnover means you are a SHIT EMPLOYER, and ppl can't get away fast enough. 🤦

I imagine that people with hobbies outside of work tend to be happier and more productive at work. The CEO phrased it as if "having hobbies" was the main problem that needed to be solved with side hustles at the start

A raffle drawing for... more office supplies (and a Stanley tumbler)? lmfao yay.......

That "old husky British voice" is David Attenborough, not sure he'd approve...

I worked for a company were the CEO decided to start his own podast with the VP and someone else. It’s so cringe i am going to puke

When you mentioned CEOs on LinkedIn, I knew things were going downhill...

When do they not make it awkward

6:05 it's not "swag" if you pay for it.

This is insane.

LOL! I had a side hustle for 24 years of my career from being a military reservist. And it is still paying off dividends.

I work for a not for profit remote work company, so far I've been blessed, I work hard too because I feel appreciated, watching these videos I realize how lucky I am and that's why I work hard everyday

Just read about this on Reddit. Wild stuff.

Abstract!! lmfao! reminds me of when they say 'Zoltan' in Dude where's my car 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

4:32 The "old husky British guy" in the AI ad read is definitely David Attenborough. I wonder if he signed off on his voice being cannibalized by this program😅

On 3 guys! 1, 2, 3...

Abscrap

Kind of hypocritical advertising a product that is going to cost folks jobs...just saying

I began investing in stocks and Def earlier this year, and it is the best choice I've ever made. My portfolio is rounding up to almost a million and I have realized that when a stock makes it to the news, chances are you're quite late to the party, the idea is to get in early on blue chips before it becomes public. There are lots of life changing opportunities in the market, and maximize it.

This reminds me of the time I resigned from a job for a very legit opportunity. My boss was so insulted by my new opportunity that she instructed me to lie to my coworkers about why I was leaving and where I was going. It wasn't the only way she continued to act as if she was in control of something she wasn't in control of anymore, but I still laugh about how she treated me while I worked out my two weeks notice.

Zoned out when the Ai voices hopped in lol

That raffle basket. Straight from the dollar store.

ABSTRACT!

Companies organizing "team games" = "We're doing some criminal behavior, and we're turning your attention away from it."

So the CEO saying he wants you to be a mindless subservient drone to his company and not have your own dreams. Is he wee todded??

So they had an Office Olympics? And they gave away Stanley's cup? Do you think Stanley noticed? 😉

43% turnover rate is considered good.... 😐

I feel that the more the executives boast, celebrate and pretend that everything is great and everyone loves to work there; the worse the company is, both in culture and morals. IMO it's typically the companies where the executives are able to leave subordinates the fuck alone to their work and whatever they like to do in their free time, that's the better places to be. And they're usually better off economically too, because happy employees are productive employees.

Can we not do the AI voices? It... feels like im back in tiktok. Really grating to listen to. Also really hard to make out the annunciation of it, without captions at LEAST. I think it's the whole lack of breathing thing...

Another great video, Joshua!! I love all of your videos!! Started watching your channel, since 2018!

Appreciate the research in this Josh!

04:53 if it can clone your own voice, then it means people can also use it to clone other peoples voices, i.e. youtubers voices, and use it for their own videos 😳

can you tone down the "AI" stuff?

Can you not use AI?

Winning stationary that you should be able to get from the stationary cupboard anyways 😂Oh I see they hope that you do even more work with your stationary. 😂This isn’t a company it’s a preschool!

I find all our company raffles cringe, but at least the prizes are like $5k travel packages and ipads.

I may be the only person in abstrakt history to not be fired once.. but twice. One of my proudest feats.

The side hustle usually is the primary craft but you can't afford to do it

This Joshua Fluke guy, i like him ! Good content my guy

There is a epidemic of incompetence with these CEOs/VPs nowadays

The Grow Show… that’s a really perturbing name, no matter the context.

Bro the abstrakt plan was literally a MLM

4:36 from this point it is like a corporate Old Testament. Hilarious!

Another entertaining video. I still remember how your channel started.

Management: Don't bring me problems bring me solutions. Also management: *Proceed to be the biggest whiners*

It isn't anyone's business what I do on my personal time!

When I worked at Sam's Club (corporate) they had a company chant. It was cringe as Hell.

One of the perks listed by one of the cult members was free parking and free shuttle service! That will keep the employees motivated.

That just sounds like more work with extra steps

I guess everyone's paycheck at that company can be paid in an abstract way to save on salary expenses if need be.

Scott removed himself from LinkedIn 😂😂😂😂

Y’all see that sweet-ass gift basket?? This is better than kindergarten!!! 1,2,3… CRAB SAC!!

Looks like they already took down (I think) the March 2024 Company Meeting video... That was fast🤣

Glad I found your channel, you put into words what this Boomer-adjacent developer thinks about most company cultures I've worked

Just when I think I've heard it all, these psychopaths surprise me with something they say. CEOs really think they're god 2.0

I know I did not work at this specific company but that "cult" description almost perfectly describes a past job

Side hustle exist because fair wages dont

The AI voice burns my ears

yay a raffle for office supplies that my office keeps in a cabinet that anyone can just take

A person like me… is just… not going to chant the company’s name like that dude…. What are you going to do, fire me for not saying it …? Okay pal you go right on ahead…

The upcoming events aren't even in the correct order... This marketing company can't even make a power point slide.

God forbid anyone have something passionate outside of work they want to work on LOL

I was blindsided when I was laid off in January by a major health care provider. But I just started a new job and I'm making 40% more money. Didn't even realize I was underpaid.

4:44 that's David Attenborough's voice.

The AI voices really add a new level of immersion, I get distracted hearing other people read!

Love your videos! Keep it up. I worked for a company that did this stuff...free popcorn and ice cream days...all the cringeworthy stuff. It was awful.

That voice is Sir David Attenborough!

The Attenborough voice is so good lol

> unique, fast-paced, fun culture Well this just REEKS of unpaid overtime and mandatory socialization seshes (likely during said overtime).

That AI voice sounds too much like David Attenborough, and he is such an angel that hearing his voice say corporate CEO bullsh** hurt me just a little.

Some people legitimately prefer it this way, they view it as their family and all that, they don't view work the way you do. There's a deep disconnect there between people who view themselves as their own company and are merely lending their talent and time to someone else and individuals who'd much rather just be part a company and be largely defined by that, treating it as family, excited for the company events, drinking all kinds of cool-aid willingly and eagerly. There are people who are just wired that way and really look at this kind of thing and want all that, there's others who are just put off by it

So said, solve a problem and invoice it, done😢

I guess they also say “It’s Abstract time!”

What should we buy for the raffle? Just grab some things out of the office supplies room.

Advertising an AI program…..that will soon replace most of our jobs 😂

Mixed feelings about the AI voicing the posts

The Husky british guy is david Attenborough lol

This feels like the perfect company to jump in with full intent to fake it all. Padding up your resume with as much as you can. Collect all the dumb awards like pokemon badges. Then jump to something legit 2-3 years later with all your leads. 🤣

Oh man, I want the stanley cup.....