Your CEO Hates Their Life and Wants You to Hate Yours Too
The fight for better work culture isn’t just about politics—it’s about power, control, and the deep resentment that workaholic executives have for people who actually enjoy their lives. They could pay you more. They could have you work less. But they won’t—because they don’t know what they’d do with themselves if work wasn’t their entire identity. And that’s their problem, not yours.
#WorkLifeBalance #AntiHustleCulture #4DayWorkWeek
So THIS is why ive been so WILDLY unsuccessful in every conventional way 😂
(Only kind of joking)
100%. Well said
Wow, that’s really sad. They only have work to give them purpose. I wish a healthy work life balance was promoted more so that people wouldn’t get this way.
That’s so true. My boss doesn’t care who does how much home office, as long as we get the job done.
That’s why as a small business owner (I cannot bring myself to refer to my role as CEO), i push the company culture of getting all your work done as fast and efficiently as possible. My goal is for my whole team to make a full time income on 30 hours a week or less. As a result, I’ve never had a team member willingly quit save for a family emergency that required her to stop working entirely. It’s been 7 years and I love my team.
Sounds like you are a great boss who values her employees!
@ it helps that I’ve had a lot of terrible bosses who exemplified what not to do. I really just try to treat others the way I’d want to be treated. It’s sad how simple and yet rare it is in work environments.
Let me know if you ever need an additional employee
My uncle funded is own small company and in the process realize how much of the corporate world is bullshit and also how hating his life is serving no one. Now he has hobbies, is happier with the life he lives and his employees are also happier bc they have a flexible work that allows them to make time for things outside of their job
THIS. We were fully remote for years during covid (proving we could work from home and be just as, if not more productive), and then they asked us to come back 2 days a week. Now they’re upping it to 3 days a week (and dictating which days we come in). I applied for a medical exemption so that I could stick to two days a week because being in the office can be hard on my body due to some conditions I’ve been dealing with the last few years, and I was pretty much denied. Needless to say, I’m updating my portfolio so I can find a new job.
So true. My manager’s boss loooved the previous guy in my role who worked at least an hour of overtime a day and left his two children and wife at home. I never do that and prioritize my family, and he does not like that I don’t put the company first 🥴
Work all the time at a brutal pace and expect everyone else to do the same. 😑🙄.
Chelsea told no lies. The people I know working in corporate dislike it, can’t wait to leave, or regret having spent all that time away from what mattered to them. They all love the salary, tho.
I don’t have a 4 day work week but I work for the ceo of a nonprofit and my god, is she so caring and considerate. It makes a huge difference in our workplace culture. I’m actually honored to work for her.
I really do wish this was the case in my experience. I’m glad that you connected with the right CEO. That is not what I’ve experienced.)
I had this one manager Patrick who said a 4/5 was the highest you could ever get on a performance review, even if you never took a sick day, went on vacation, and hit all your metrics. he was in the office from 6 AM to 6 PM. I didn’t mind when he’d scoff at me for leaving at 5:01 but one day I said “just bc you hate your family doesn’t mean I hate my life, I have better things to be doing than hanging out here after hours”. I was a remote worker so when they told everyone they’d be returning to the office I said everyone but me and he urged me to reconsider when I put in my 2 weeks but they can’t pay me enough to hang out with them
This is a WORD!!!
Truly, money does not buy happiness. I work less and am the happiest I’ve ever been.
This is true of so many jobs!
I’m sure it’s hard being addicted to money. I’m a former addict myself and I know how tiring it is to spend all your time maintaining the effort to acquire this 1 thing that you need. This is why joy is resistance. Corporate CEOs are no different than any other dictator they just don’t have a whole country. But letting them see you enjoy yourself means they don’t win.
Frankly, at this point, it isn’t even about the money itself, but the validation it gives them, as they probably won’t ever be able to spend it all anyway. They want more because getting more means they are successful, they are ‘top dog’, and they beat that other CEO who makes 100K less.
You 100% nailed this in your assessment. I see it on a daily basis. ❤
we don‘t go back to the office in new Zealand and it‘s totally fine
This is exactly why you need more unions on the U.S., something Bernie Sanders has been pushing for ages. As a European, I never understood why Americans are so okay with being exploited by the grind culture and having 12 day annual leave, it’s actually sad.