I really liked college. Suffering along with other people in the same position as me was a great way to make friends. But now I have to get back to the real world. BIG oof
Josh is by far my favorite youtuber to date. Breaking it down in a kind, thought out manner that brings to light the massive bullshit companies feed us.
Ya wouldn’t think it. But the us army is pretty cringe in a lot of ways with its “values”, procedures and regulations. Their cyber defense battalion is exempt from some of the more mundane things. But not all of it. With that said I wouldn’t roast the army.
I don't know why this made me laugh but it did. I guess firstly, it is a cringey question, then the answer is an insult to them, and they are oblivious and ask if it is on Netflix ( something all cringe employees like to "binge" and feel proud of), and then 'yes, yes its on netflix', assuring them that there is plenty of cringe content on netflix.
@@moip4928 First Question you ask: "Do you have a Slide and/or Ball Pit?" If yes, run away. If no, tell them you know a slide guy and would be willing to install it for a small commission, raise, and corner office. 60% of the time, it works every time
humiliation rituals eh? pretty much, except for the low% suckasses who are so fake they hate it but would pretend they enjoy it all the way to their grave. You know the type.
@@shakinbottles because total majority are spinless human beings with no dignity. Had they had it, this would have not existed already for a long time.
If I had to choose between breaking rocks in a quarry for eight hours, or attending HR's latest team-building brain-fart, I'd take the quarry every single time.
That $60k would probably pay off many of their student loans (the reason they're working at the company in the first place) and thus cause mass quitting. That's not in upper management's agenda.
Everything about these corporations enrages me. They purposely make us play the part of fools, because that's how c-level views the lower tier employees. It's all some sick ritual and game to them.
$40k in Sarasota? Geez. Also, companies are calling themselves startups even when they're 20 years old these days so they can use it as an excuse to pay peanuts.
12 years of highschool, years in college, hours of studying, days without sleep all that suffering just so they can dance at the end of the year i feel sorry for the employees
These employees are the kind of people I try to stay away from in general. I was so happy to not interact w them anymore once I got out of school. Corporate culture means you go find that flock of corny ass participators all over again. Like bro, these people would probably sit indian style errrmr I mean criss cross apple sauce if you asked them to. It's sad AF. I'd rather live in a van, there is more dignity in that than accepting this cookie cutter ass pinterest bs lifestyle they are selling.
One month at my internship was enough to see how dead and underpaid everyone is and that I absolutely can't be in a corporate environment. No amount of snacks and arcade games will make me stay, it's such a waste.
@@fredred5037small business where you get real skills (1-2 years of real tense work is enough). After that freelance or private practice depending on the profession.
@@JoshuaFluke1 Yep he was sitting there thinking, "dance for me you dumb f**ks, dance for your paycheck", it's like some weird fetish corporate executives have to make their employees act like bafoons. But it's just "for fun" right, no harm no foul.
Thanks for making these videos. Earlier in life, I was the guy in the back with that horrified look on my face. At the time, I thought there was something wrong with me for failing to join in the fun that we were all supposed to be having. And can someone explain why free food is supposed to be an exciting perk? It was exciting when I was in grad school and perpetually broke. Now I have a good salary and can buy all the food I want. Food isn't that expensive. Will my coworkers think I'm a snob if I bring in my own food and act like I'm too good for their Cap'n'Crunch?
If they decide to give the money instead of the food, the money wouldn't be enough to buy the same amount of food individually. Economies of scale. Quality also tend to be better as they are cutting a middleman (grocery store/ markets) and reducing time between farm and plate. Then there's time, employees would spend more time cooking at home or going out for it. The real problem is when they offer things that you don't eat, otherwise I see no problem.
When I was in high school and working minimum wage, I absolutely loved getting free food because it was worth 1-2 hours of my time (depending on what it was and all that), but seriously, if you actually make a livable wage, and they aren't giving you a $30-$40 meal twice a day, it's shit, I'd rather be given $3 a day than a $7 meal that I don't get to choose.
Realism is often kind of negative though, and negativity is bad for youtube algorithms. Its a lot less risky to just do positive happy videos all the time, especially if they don't have the personality for matter of fact even if its negative viewpoints on stuff like Joshua has.
I hate when companies operating for years try to sell this “startup” environment as if it’s something special. I have been snubbed at interviews in so called startups because of my prior “corporate” professional experience.
The only impression I get from all of those attempts to look hip is that they are probably doing terribly as a company so they try to become a meme to compensate for all the investments.
A lot of the time people have no idea what they're doing, so they look up marketing gurus on LinkedIn and take those ideas to the boss cause company X did it. And some love this shit, they actually think it's good and it works.
This looks like fairly standard callcenter stuff. I've worked for several outsourcers, and this is the go-to carrot-on-a-stick "this will reduce our suicide rates" kind of thing. It's the company trying to force a culture that it internally does nothing to promote in the day-to-day activities of it's employees. No way they're gonna invest in their people when they chew through 3/4 of their staff every 1-2 years. None of their executive staff have actually been on the floor long enough to get a feeling for the actual company culture.
Corporate Finance Summary over the last 3 years: Employees: No bump in pay CEO: $500,000 bump + New Yacht + New Music Video + New Office What an AMAZING way company to work for.
When the video started I thought it is one of those RUclips ads and I patiently waited for the "skip ad" button to pop up, how can a company who does this take themselves seriously...I guess they don't 🤷
Josh, I found you through watching Clement's videos. But I'm officially subscribing because this video is f-ing epic, haha. Sadly, as a front end dev, I've worked a wasteful company just like this. So glad I moved on (and found your channel)! Great content, boss.
“Read a certain amount of books and write reports” This whole time I’ve been criticizing the education system for not teaching practical skills that are useful in the real world, but it turns out they nailed it.
Dude, I watched it all go down in austin, Texas. Went from all kinds of things going on for tech workers, to crickets almost overnight. People bailing out of town left and right. It was scary. 2009 ended it for me, sold my 10 year old house, my nice mustang, packed my truck and left town forever. I work in equipment rental. As field service, I was on A lot of job sites like AMD, motorola, Samsung expansion, Dell. All over central Texas. Scary to see.
Honestly, I believe modern work should be done remotely because modern technology allows it. If employees are productive, I don't see a problem with it.
@@Sillimant_Absolutely and I agree. If technology allows jobs to be done remotely, I’m all for it. The exceptions are jobs that absolutely cannot allow it because it’s isn’t feasible.
You're my new favorite RUclipsr. Thanks for talking about this sectarian approach to corporate culture that many companies are trying to implement, and that in the end is nothing else but toxic or an ass-kissing contest. Loved your bit about "if you work in software, you don't need a physical office". So true man. I would infinitely prefer a higher salary so I can build my own home office.
Hey Josh, I'm the Skeleton in the video. Wanted to confirm that the cause of death is from the ball pit. I would have rather taken the bonus. -Skulldude CEO of Twitter
🤣 I don’t even work in the corporate world nor will I have to after I graduate college because my degree has nothing to do with it. But I just started watching these & I love these type of videos they’re hilarious!
Your ball pit germ factory is understated, so often at my office jobs people would be on their phones in the restroom and NEVER wash their hands when they left and then they'd wonder why I called the buildings a petri dish.
Mid-pandemic, the stance on remote work really aged well. For the next company I work for, I really need to be aware if they're keeping remote work after the dust settles.
Great video, I wish I had known you had made more of these “corporate cringe” videos. There’s so much corporate shill out there now so this is lonnnnnngggggggg overdue. 💯👌🏾
I remember being a teenager and working at walmart. I felt so stupid when they did that dumb Walmart cheer 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ I used to yell KMart!! I would get some laughs.
Staying in academia comes with its own set of problems. Ultimately its about picking your poison. My friend is a comp sci graduate and he got a remote job with a decent paycheck after taking one year extra to pass.
You will make a fraction if you choose an academic career, which also has its backbiting, favouritism, bad pay scales, etc. Learn a trade, there is no mandatory fun on a jobsite lol. And you won’t be fired for saying something off colour, like literally don’t say the n word, grab someone’s butt, or punch someone and you’ll keep your job lmao
Holy fuck, I live right by this, and I have always wondered what the hell this huge (fairly empty) building is doing. Now I know, a holy moly amount of nothing.
Lol at the time that someone took the headphones off that person. You never know what someone is going through and honestly last time someone did that to me (and I legit had someone touch me) I actually screamed out of fear. I was going through major anxiety/PTSD because someone that abused me came back into my life and the next day someone touched me when I was DEEP into code and I screamed legit screamed in the office out of horror. Yeah. Don't frigging touch people.
I don’t like people touching me at all. When I am working, I am working. My job did something like this with the sales team, thank goodness I wasn’t in that video because it was pure cringe! My department made fun of it the ENTIRE time because we didn’t understand the message or point of the video.
I've taken a few business courses as electives, and I noticed that the subject of "ethics" always comes up. But it's always legal ethics, not real ethics.
Hey! I worked here for a year. It was the worst job I ever had. My first day I thought I joined a cult lol. If you are acknowledged and given raises for the work you do, then the person's happy. They seem to promote based on who they like better though. For the most part people are overlooked, underpaid, and overworked. I actually think if you're young and need your foot in the door then it's not a bad place to work. If you are over 20ish then move on.
Wow 😳. Josh it’s crazy that PropLogix office is right down the street from my current developer job. I interviewed there passively with the CEO and I was toured around for their Sr. C# .Net position. Let me tell you guys that I could feel the corporate cringe as soon as I walked in. It’s a huge open office work space for everyone and that’s not even the best part. He told me that all of his developers love to be at work, a lot of them come in early and stay late. At the end of the day they have cocktail hour which basically is more work and they come in on weekends for like 4 hours during their Q4. He wanted to offer me but I wasn’t senior enough. They offer unlimited PTO too 😂. That was an easy NO for me !
There is research that backs pretty strongly that close proximity and tight spaces make humans more prone to get along with those next to them (duh, since you have no choice)...and most importantly for the micro managing style companies, more susceptible to suggestion. This research was done about the impact of apartment complexes vs more space in houses. Interesting study. But it makes sense that if all a company wants is robots, they'd want to create spaces where drones are produced rather than independent people. Like it or not, most people are perfectly happy being drones and just following orders. It is, sadly, the world we live in.
As you said, they also pay utilities, maintenance (including cleaning!), property taxes. So sure they could have paid everyone 60k (or gone to a 4d work week and hired more people if needed) once but they also probably will find they're paying a suprisingly high amount each year just to house their pets where they can see them! Being FT remote is the best thing I ever did for me and my employer.
Though I worked in the financial industry, not tech - this is nearly identical to one of the last companies I worked for. I could drone on about all the unfair practices, but it wouldn't change a thing. Thank you for this video, it's great - I'm passing it along to my previous co-workers who are still stuck.
I'm glad you pointed out the obvious that so many employers completely miss: INVEST IN YOUR EMPLOYEES! People show up to work for a paycheck, not for BS amenities like a ball pit or snack train.
dude. I fucking lost my SHIT at 8:32. The timing of "I don't understand why you would put this in a company promotional video" was spot on. I just graduated college and I am appalled at some of this shit... smh i guess this will be my life. I'm getting decent at python, so maybe there's a chance for remote work but we'll see.. F
I’m a share market investor here in Australia. It’s basically at a point where my analytics are now 75% understanding the cultural aspects of an organisation before I invest.
Can't speak enough to my support of Corporate Cringe videos lol. I need a playlist of nothing but Corporate Cringe. I subcontract people as 1099s exclusively, and I demand every client supports remote software development. My contractors wouldn't even consider working onsite. No one should have to deal with this kind of ridiculous behavior. I about died laughing at the reaction of that person who had their headphones ripped off during the video. You are literally doing God's work by exposing this stuff. The way you deliver the material and talk about it is exactly how myself (and I'm assuming many many other people) would frame it. This is probably my favorite channel so far that I've discovered in 2020
I like to use this acronym to know what's important. There are 3 things that you need to value when it comes to work. L.T.M. stand for "Lunch, Time and Money". You can remember it by associating with "Long Term Management". It's your lunch, your time and your money that is being wasted on this. If you don't know when something is corporate garbage, just ask yourself: "Does this take away something of my LTM?" If the answer is yes, then it is and you should avoid it.
We used to have a snack cart. I shit you not. A person walking around each floor pushing a cart (many people actually, 15+ buildings in a downtown area and anywhere from 5-10 floors each). They would sometimes yell as they walk by the cubicle farms (short wall cubicles, of course, and kindergarden themed) "SNACK CART!!" and employees could purchase fruit or basic vending machine crap or energy drinks. It eventually died out, thankfully, because it was so damn cringy. I really felt bad for the people pushing that around yelling SNACK CARRRT. Sometimes I really wanted a drink or a fruit cup off of it too but I wouldn't because I hated the idea as it was extremely distracting. It was typically my cue to get up for a break and go to a local shop.
Seems like multiple companies are doing this lately. Over hiring, wasting money on buildings they don't have the budget for. Then letting all the staff go as a cost cutting messure as a way to say "woops maybe we over spent, someone has to pay for it".
Ahahaha and then they throw a Mr Hit Record at us. They couldn't even come up with a good name and just went 'Hit Record'. It's like calling yourself "Dr Top Of The Charts Currently".
2:28 funny how the only comeback companies hold strong onto is "we cannot trust people working remote, had bad experience". As you said it, Josh - don't trust? Don't hire.
Could you imagine the social fallout at work for anyone who actually decided to use the slide/ball pit? How much did that cost for there to be an unwritten rule agains anyone using it?
Corporate offices are like elementary schools now. Everyone acts like a child, everything is FAKE and corny. Also "fun/social" activities are part of your job. Want to go home after work? Too bad.. you're not a "team player" if you don't go to the happy hour and act fake for a few hours. I can't stand most office environments. I feel like I'm in elementary school most of the time.
Thank you SO much for creating these videos. I'm so glad to know that I'm not the only one who cringes about the thought of Linkedin/Corporate Culture. It's fake & Cheesy AF. Signed, a happy new subscriber to your channel.
Being in college is depressing enough, but if this is what awaits me after graduation, God help me.
Not all companies are like this
Make sure you find an office with a smoke machine
😳
I really liked college. Suffering along with other people in the same position as me was a great way to make friends. But now I have to get back to the real world. BIG oof
rip
Josh. No matter when, where or how you ever decide to move on with your career, promise me to never fully stop roasting corporations
@pokepoke guy hahaha fr
Josh is by far my favorite youtuber to date. Breaking it down in a kind, thought out manner that brings to light the massive bullshit companies feed us.
Ya wouldn’t think it. But the us army is pretty cringe in a lot of ways with its “values”, procedures and regulations. Their cyber defense battalion is exempt from some of the more mundane things. But not all of it.
With that said I wouldn’t roast the army.
@@wobsoriano this company is traaaaaash
Josh needs to make the unbreakable vow...
"What's your favorite show"?
"Corporate Cringe".
"Is that on Netflix"?
"Yes, yes it's on Netflix"
10:48 This guy probably died from the ball pit lol!
Is it on Netflix?
Yeah, there as well.
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I don't know why this made me laugh but it did. I guess firstly, it is a cringey question, then the answer is an insult to them, and they are oblivious and ask if it is on Netflix ( something all cringe employees like to "binge" and feel proud of), and then 'yes, yes its on netflix', assuring them that there is plenty of cringe content on netflix.
When I complete my degree, I'm gonna be doing everything in my power to stay away from companies like these
When they interview you, interview them as well!
@@moip4928 First Question you ask: "Do you have a Slide and/or Ball Pit?"
If yes, run away. If no, tell them you know a slide guy and would be willing to install it for a small commission, raise, and corner office. 60% of the time, it works every time
When I do, I'm gonna make sure companies like these go bankrupt
I will do the same :/
@@somethingsomethingusername802 Nnon US here, explain to me what is slide pit?
It's almost as if these corporate 'fun activities' are deliberately designed to break people's spirit.
humiliation rituals eh? pretty much, except for the low% suckasses who are so fake they hate it but would pretend they enjoy it all the way to their grave. You know the type.
they are its all planned
People who cringe together...
@@anchorbubbaI don't know how people haven't revolutionized yet
@@shakinbottles because total majority are spinless human beings with no dignity. Had they had it, this would have not existed already for a long time.
Regarding remote work, what I say is, "If you don't trust that people will work while remote, why do you hire people that you can't trust?"
*why hire people that dance instead of working
Because the CEO needs a music video for the company's LinkedIn.
CEO Answer- Because I like to sit and drink Lemonade on the porch when I watch my slaves work.
@@AgrippaMaxentius *dance hysterically
Because nobody who can be trusted to do good work will work for 40k 😂
"Yeah we're underpaid, but we do have a cool rap video to show for it" - no one.
And a slide
Joshua Fluke “...with a ball pit...and hookers! You know what screw the hookers and everything, I’m out of here!”
REMIX!
@@JoshuaFluke1 don't forget the ball pit it's essential
Correction: everyone on LinkedIn, apparently
I've worked at companies that had mandatory "fun". I'd rather be working at my desk or from home.
Bro, mad respects
We do these stupid treasure hunts at my company. I honestly just sit at my desk and doing my work.
If I had to choose between breaking rocks in a quarry for eight hours, or attending HR's latest team-building brain-fart, I'd take the quarry every single time.
we had one of those virtual escape room stuff recently
I'd rather have a root canal.
“This is what coding looks like to people who don’t code”
You’re getting a like for that
That $60k would probably pay off many of their student loans (the reason they're working at the company in the first place) and thus cause mass quitting. That's not in upper management's agenda.
Everything about these corporations enrages me. They purposely make us play the part of fools, because that's how c-level views the lower tier employees. It's all some sick ritual and game to them.
@James Orman yeah, lets do what the soviet union did and "collectivize" everything. Even Josh's business? See how that turns out, moron
@James Orman so basically a Coop
+James Orman .... and then like GM fuck them out of it before they retire! Brilliant!
why do we even have C levels, why does a company even needs to be that big and have more than 1 level ?
@James Orman that's called a cooperative
Just let me work and pay me, i dont want a clown show
Induce a mental-breakdown so they change their priorities to the success of the company.
I'd rather be with my family in these times than be feeling awkward with people i don't fancy. Im a civilized person but my time isn't a joke.
Well they convinced most of us to not have families ...so that problem is solved...
PL Lpsy you forgot “made it more difficult for us” as well. Can’t even raise a family with today’s jobs and wages
@@jimmyrustles914 Heck, can't even raise one with two incomes nowadays
$40k in Sarasota? Geez. Also, companies are calling themselves startups even when they're 20 years old these days so they can use it as an excuse to pay peanuts.
I've been paid less to work in Sarasota. The class conflict is pretty real here between retirees and working class
Just starting as a self-taught developer and all this videos just make me strongly consider go straight with a freelance career.
just search for remote, there are a lot to platforms to look in, like stackoverflow and such
You could work for a small company.
12 years of highschool, years in college, hours of studying, days without sleep all that suffering just so they can dance at the end of the year i feel sorry for the employees
These employees are the kind of people I try to stay away from in general. I was so happy to not interact w them anymore once I got out of school. Corporate culture means you go find that flock of corny ass participators all over again. Like bro, these people would probably sit indian style errrmr I mean criss cross apple sauce if you asked them to. It's sad AF. I'd rather live in a van, there is more dignity in that than accepting this cookie cutter ass pinterest bs lifestyle they are selling.
One month at my internship was enough to see how dead and underpaid everyone is and that I absolutely can't be in a corporate environment. No amount of snacks and arcade games will make me stay, it's such a waste.
But what is the alternative for a fresh graduate?
@@fredred5037small business where you get real skills (1-2 years of real tense work is enough). After that freelance or private practice depending on the profession.
Buying the office is just a way for the CEO to place his money into Real Estate. xD
if they didn't buy 10M building they would have to pay it in taxes...
@BlackYall I guess it goes to another segment of activity... so the reduction would be disallowed.
@Shah Bhuiyan Heck, can't even raise one with two incomes nowadays 🤷♂️
So he should instead just hand his money over to his employees? You commies are delusional
@@Redhotshawntexas no he could use that money to invest in more talent, marketing, sales etc.
I bet the CEO didn't even show up to the talent show
He was sitting in the front row.
@@JoshuaFluke1 LOL.
The ceo really has those people brain washed. He told me they rarely fire anyone because everyone loves to stay.
@@vgrice850 This just in: "CEO found guilty of drugging entire company with new, brainwashing anti-depressant..."
@@JoshuaFluke1 Yep he was sitting there thinking, "dance for me you dumb f**ks, dance for your paycheck", it's like some weird fetish corporate executives have to make their employees act like bafoons. But it's just "for fun" right, no harm no foul.
Thanks for making these videos. Earlier in life, I was the guy in the back with that horrified look on my face. At the time, I thought there was something wrong with me for failing to join in the fun that we were all supposed to be having.
And can someone explain why free food is supposed to be an exciting perk? It was exciting when I was in grad school and perpetually broke. Now I have a good salary and can buy all the food I want. Food isn't that expensive. Will my coworkers think I'm a snob if I bring in my own food and act like I'm too good for their Cap'n'Crunch?
If they decide to give the money instead of the food, the money wouldn't be enough to buy the same amount of food individually. Economies of scale. Quality also tend to be better as they are cutting a middleman (grocery store/ markets) and reducing time between farm and plate. Then there's time, employees would spend more time cooking at home or going out for it. The real problem is when they offer things that you don't eat, otherwise I see no problem.
When I was in high school and working minimum wage, I absolutely loved getting free food because it was worth 1-2 hours of my time (depending on what it was and all that), but seriously, if you actually make a livable wage, and they aren't giving you a $30-$40 meal twice a day, it's shit, I'd rather be given $3 a day than a $7 meal that I don't get to choose.
@Erin B That ping-pong sound drives you nuts after a while if you are concentrating and not playing it.
The free food is purely a tactic for getting you to stay in the office during your lunch hour/time.
I bet if you keep this up that suddenly other youtubers are going to ride this wave
Nah doing the opposite gives other youtubers more views so doubt they'd do that
At some point maybe. But everyone will know the OG.
Realism is often kind of negative though, and negativity is bad for youtube algorithms. Its a lot less risky to just do positive happy videos all the time, especially if they don't have the personality for matter of fact even if its negative viewpoints on stuff like Joshua has.
Only if they are brave enough like Josh to face the corporate giants!
I hate when companies operating for years try to sell this “startup” environment as if it’s something special. I have been snubbed at interviews in so called startups because of my prior “corporate” professional experience.
Startups are a huge risk that usually exploit workers on false promises.
the salary for their developers is even more hilarious
I had a friend used to say he was dying of exposure. They always act like experience and exposure somehow make up for a lousy salary.
Go after the money and you can buy exposure
" I would literally throw hands" A man of my own heart
if Ozark has taught me anything, it's that this company is a front for money laundering.
Tbh most are
The only impression I get from all of those attempts to look hip is that they are probably doing terribly as a company so they try to become a meme to compensate for all the investments.
Sometimes the boss is nuts and the HR person panders to it.
This is what Dunder Mifflin would be without Toby
The 1st year my work did a Employee Olympics (staff day) someone got hurt & rightly sued. I took a vacay day that day & thankfully didn't attend.
A lot of the time people have no idea what they're doing, so they look up marketing gurus on LinkedIn and take those ideas to the boss cause company X did it. And some love this shit, they actually think it's good and it works.
3:18 the Coronavirus came from all the corporate companies’ ballpits.
It's only fitting that within a few months of purchasing office space, they should shut it down.
You know, instead of wasting the employees time, they could have given them extra Pto. Probably would’ve been cheaper too.
This looks like fairly standard callcenter stuff. I've worked for several outsourcers, and this is the go-to carrot-on-a-stick "this will reduce our suicide rates" kind of thing. It's the company trying to force a culture that it internally does nothing to promote in the day-to-day activities of it's employees.
No way they're gonna invest in their people when they chew through 3/4 of their staff every 1-2 years. None of their executive staff have actually been on the floor long enough to get a feeling for the actual company culture.
Corporate Finance Summary over the last 3 years:
Employees: No bump in pay
CEO: $500,000 bump + New Yacht + New Music Video + New Office
What an AMAZING way company to work for.
When the video started I thought it is one of those RUclips ads and I patiently waited for the "skip ad" button to pop up, how can a company who does this take themselves seriously...I guess they don't 🤷
I used to actively take place in corporate shit. Now feel ashamed af.
Don't, it's easy to get swept up, when you're surrounded with it. And you made it out!
As you should. Just following orders don’t cut it.
I feel ashamed for you
If they wanted their employees to dance and sing for a corporate ad why didn't they hire singers and dancers?
At the very least give them the day off instead of having to "work" thru smoke machines and bs
Because these singers and dancers would know their worth if they're good and charge more than threatening to fire the current workers
They spent 2 million dollars on balloons.
Why would they outsource? They only hire talent.
"The CEO said he'd actually read this post" Translation: "I'm writing this under duress."
Josh, I found you through watching Clement's videos. But I'm officially subscribing because this video is f-ing epic, haha. Sadly, as a front end dev, I've worked a wasteful company just like this. So glad I moved on (and found your channel)! Great content, boss.
I wonder how many of these employees lost their jobs
Or took their own lives?
“Read a certain amount of books and write reports”
This whole time I’ve been criticizing the education system for not teaching practical skills that are useful in the real world, but it turns out they nailed it.
the "edumacation" thing is just beyond absurd
This is what all the "startups" looked like before the dot com bust.
Dude, I watched it all go down in austin, Texas. Went from all kinds of things going on for tech workers, to crickets almost overnight. People bailing out of town left and right. It was scary. 2009 ended it for me, sold my 10 year old house, my nice mustang, packed my truck and left town forever. I work in equipment rental. As field service, I was on A lot of job sites like AMD, motorola, Samsung expansion, Dell. All over central Texas. Scary to see.
All that cheap investor money dried up
"Everything will stay static for 5 years"
Man I love stability like that. You know what to expect from work and can focus on other things.
Me too
They don't have the budget to pay you more but they can waste $10m like this?
Well paying you more money doesn't benefit them but posting a video to feed the narcissistic CEO is beneficial in their eyes
Honestly, I believe modern work should be done remotely because modern technology allows it. If employees are productive, I don't see a problem with it.
The only exception should be when it's functionally necessary, like retail. Bit hard to do that remotely
@@Sillimant_Absolutely and I agree. If technology allows jobs to be done remotely, I’m all for it. The exceptions are jobs that absolutely cannot allow it because it’s isn’t feasible.
"Go to college and get a degree, get a job... it's paying off big time as you can see" L.M.F.A.O.
You're my new favorite RUclipsr. Thanks for talking about this sectarian approach to corporate culture that many companies are trying to implement, and that in the end is nothing else but toxic or an ass-kissing contest. Loved your bit about "if you work in software, you don't need a physical office". So true man. I would infinitely prefer a higher salary so I can build my own home office.
Hey Josh,
I'm the Skeleton in the video. Wanted to confirm that the cause of death is from the ball pit. I would have rather taken the bonus.
-Skulldude CEO of Twitter
The comments are almost as good as this series.
Josh thank you for your candor.
🤣 I don’t even work in the corporate world nor will I have to after I graduate college because my degree has nothing to do with it. But I just started watching these & I love these type of videos they’re hilarious!
😂🤣🤣
Where do you work then?
Your ball pit germ factory is understated, so often at my office jobs people would be on their phones in the restroom and NEVER wash their hands when they left and then they'd wonder why I called the buildings a petri dish.
That’s enough. I’m starting my own business. Hate this corporate crap 💩
I think that bosses should stop and ask if themselves if Michael Scott would love the idea. If he would, re-think it.
Mid-pandemic, the stance on remote work really aged well. For the next company I work for, I really need to be aware if they're keeping remote work after the dust settles.
They will lie
Great video, I wish I had known you had made more of these “corporate cringe” videos. There’s so much corporate shill out there now so this is lonnnnnngggggggg overdue. 💯👌🏾
LOL 2 percent salary increase. Consumer inflation rate is 8 to 10 percent. Hmmm. What is wrong with that picture? 🤔
Wtf where did you get this 8-10% inflation rate???
I remember being a teenager and working at walmart. I felt so stupid when they did that dumb Walmart cheer 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
I used to yell KMart!! I would get some laughs.
As a computer science student, this is really swaying my decision(among others) to pursue my Ph.D. and stay in academia, to avoid this crap.
Same, if it's this shitty I'd rather be a professor
I work for a small company right now but I am considering getting a PhD in Computer Science
Staying in academia comes with its own set of problems. Ultimately its about picking your poison. My friend is a comp sci graduate and he got a remote job with a decent paycheck after taking one year extra to pass.
Which way did you go?
You will make a fraction if you choose an academic career, which also has its backbiting, favouritism, bad pay scales, etc.
Learn a trade, there is no mandatory fun on a jobsite lol.
And you won’t be fired for saying something off colour, like literally don’t say the n word, grab someone’s butt, or punch someone and you’ll keep your job lmao
Holy fuck, I live right by this, and I have always wondered what the hell this huge (fairly empty) building is doing. Now I know, a holy moly amount of nothing.
Lol at the time that someone took the headphones off that person. You never know what someone is going through and honestly last time someone did that to me (and I legit had someone touch me) I actually screamed out of fear. I was going through major anxiety/PTSD because someone that abused me came back into my life and the next day someone touched me when I was DEEP into code and I screamed legit screamed in the office out of horror.
Yeah. Don't frigging touch people.
We would've had to fight
I don’t like people touching me at all. When I am working, I am working. My job did something like this with the sales team, thank goodness I wasn’t in that video because it was pure cringe! My department made fun of it the ENTIRE time because we didn’t understand the message or point of the video.
Sorry to hear that. I hope you can recover from your PTSD soon
I've taken a few business courses as electives, and I noticed that the subject of "ethics" always comes up. But it's always legal ethics, not real ethics.
One time we had to shoot a happy birthday video for the CEO and it took almost 5 hours lmao. I quit after that.
A small startup is 15 employees. Anything over 50 people is an SMB (small-to-medium business).
Hey! I worked here for a year. It was the worst job I ever had. My first day I thought I joined a cult lol. If you are acknowledged and given raises for the work you do, then the person's happy. They seem to promote based on who they like better though. For the most part people are overlooked, underpaid, and overworked. I actually think if you're young and need your foot in the door then it's not a bad place to work. If you are over 20ish then move on.
Give us an idea about the edumacation you received.
Tell the stories. Don't tease us
*"If I caught myself in clothes like those I'd have to kick my own ass"*
Wow 😳. Josh it’s crazy that PropLogix office is right down the street from my current developer job. I interviewed there passively with the CEO and I was toured around for their Sr. C# .Net position. Let me tell you guys that I could feel the corporate cringe as soon as I walked in. It’s a huge open office work space for everyone and that’s not even the best part. He told me that all of his developers love to be at work, a lot of them come in early and stay late. At the end of the day they have cocktail hour which basically is more work and they come in on weekends for like 4 hours during their Q4. He wanted to offer me but I wasn’t senior enough. They offer unlimited PTO too 😂. That was an easy NO for me !
Cocktail party, lmao intoxicated business decisions
Erin B 😂😂
CEO is good dude though, but startups aren’t for me.
There is research that backs pretty strongly that close proximity and tight spaces make humans more prone to get along with those next to them (duh, since you have no choice)...and most importantly for the micro managing style companies, more susceptible to suggestion. This research was done about the impact of apartment complexes vs more space in houses. Interesting study. But it makes sense that if all a company wants is robots, they'd want to create spaces where drones are produced rather than independent people.
Like it or not, most people are perfectly happy being drones and just following orders. It is, sadly, the world we live in.
I'm not sure they're happy, they just have no other option. Or are afraid to voice their concern.
People don't like having to think.
Thank you for taking time to make videos like these. I appreciate you.
As you said, they also pay utilities, maintenance (including cleaning!), property taxes. So sure they could have paid everyone 60k (or gone to a 4d work week and hired more people if needed) once but they also probably will find they're paying a suprisingly high amount each year just to house their pets where they can see them! Being FT remote is the best thing I ever did for me and my employer.
Though I worked in the financial industry, not tech - this is nearly identical to one of the last companies I worked for. I could drone on about all the unfair practices, but it wouldn't change a thing. Thank you for this video, it's great - I'm passing it along to my previous co-workers who are still stuck.
I'm glad you pointed out the obvious that so many employers completely miss: INVEST IN YOUR EMPLOYEES! People show up to work for a paycheck, not for BS amenities like a ball pit or snack train.
dude. I fucking lost my SHIT at 8:32. The timing of "I don't understand why you would put this in a company promotional video" was spot on. I just graduated college and I am appalled at some of this shit... smh i guess this will be my life. I'm getting decent at python, so maybe there's a chance for remote work but we'll see.. F
imagine buying a 10million dollar worth of building just for corona to keep you inside you in your houses and not being able to visit it. lol
😂😂😂😂😂
I would NEVER do business with a company like that... fkn joke of a business .. great work Josh funnyAF!!
I’m a share market investor here in Australia. It’s basically at a point where my analytics are now 75% understanding the cultural aspects of an organisation before I invest.
I think the sad thing is that most US companies do all this corporate cringe bs!
I lost it at the salary they pay Full Stack Devs. LMAO. Come on now, that is the same money I was making at a non profit early on in my career.
Can't speak enough to my support of Corporate Cringe videos lol. I need a playlist of nothing but Corporate Cringe. I subcontract people as 1099s exclusively, and I demand every client supports remote software development. My contractors wouldn't even consider working onsite. No one should have to deal with this kind of ridiculous behavior. I about died laughing at the reaction of that person who had their headphones ripped off during the video. You are literally doing God's work by exposing this stuff. The way you deliver the material and talk about it is exactly how myself (and I'm assuming many many other people) would frame it. This is probably my favorite channel so far that I've discovered in 2020
10:45 “This guy probably died from the ball pit.”. That made me chuckle.
I like to use this acronym to know what's important. There are 3 things that you need to value when it comes to work. L.T.M. stand for "Lunch, Time and Money". You can remember it by associating with "Long Term Management".
It's your lunch, your time and your money that is being wasted on this. If you don't know when something is corporate garbage, just ask yourself: "Does this take away something of my LTM?" If the answer is yes, then it is and you should avoid it.
Wow, looks more like $10k. If that. Thanks for reminding that if idiots like that can run a company, so can I.
3 years ago...imagine buying a giant office building right before Covid starts.
dude, 50K is near nothing anywhere in the US. I'd be pissed as a software engineer making 50k in Florida. You'd never get ahead.
We used to have a snack cart. I shit you not. A person walking around each floor pushing a cart (many people actually, 15+ buildings in a downtown area and anywhere from 5-10 floors each). They would sometimes yell as they walk by the cubicle farms (short wall cubicles, of course, and kindergarden themed) "SNACK CART!!" and employees could purchase fruit or basic vending machine crap or energy drinks. It eventually died out, thankfully, because it was so damn cringy. I really felt bad for the people pushing that around yelling SNACK CARRRT. Sometimes I really wanted a drink or a fruit cup off of it too but I wouldn't because I hated the idea as it was extremely distracting. It was typically my cue to get up for a break and go to a local shop.
Imagine the people who enthusiastically yell out “SNACK CART!”
Im so scared of what I'm about to face after college
All kinds of jobs you can work don't even bother with corporate America if you don't want too.
Why didn't they just give their employees a raise if they have $10 million to spare?
Employers force you into an office to stroke their own egos micromanaging you.
Seems like multiple companies are doing this lately. Over hiring, wasting money on buildings they don't have the budget for. Then letting all the staff go as a cost cutting messure as a way to say "woops maybe we over spent, someone has to pay for it".
Corporate VP of Cringe, gotta hit those KCI (Key Cringe Indicators)!
Great vid, man. New sub here. These things are pretty much just cults. Rich grounds for anthropologists.
Take into account the tax deductions allowed, building, operating costs, costs for the sad parties, etc etc.
A bonus is also tax deductible. And reinvesting into the employees.
the bonus goes to the property maintenance guys to keep those hedges looking good :D
*Literally throws up in mouth at "VP of Corporate Development"*
My god, what a nauseatingly useless title.
Ahahaha and then they throw a Mr Hit Record at us. They couldn't even come up with a good name and just went 'Hit Record'. It's like calling yourself "Dr Top Of The Charts Currently".
@@wayfarerzen Introduuucciinnnggg "DJ MISTER DOCTOR TRIPLE PLATINUM MULTI EMMY WINNING MILLIONAIRE HIT MUSIC RECORD COMPANY MAN GUY"
2:28 funny how the only comeback companies hold strong onto is "we cannot trust people working remote, had bad experience". As you said it, Josh - don't trust? Don't hire.
The company could have increased their salaries instead of these BS.
Could you imagine the social fallout at work for anyone who actually decided to use the slide/ball pit? How much did that cost for there to be an unwritten rule agains anyone using it?
Corporate offices are like elementary schools now. Everyone acts like a child, everything is FAKE and corny. Also "fun/social" activities are part of your job. Want to go home after work? Too bad.. you're not a "team player" if you don't go to the happy hour and act fake for a few hours. I can't stand most office environments. I feel like I'm in elementary school most of the time.
If this cringe and BS happened to my company, I would leave immediately. And I left.
Thank you SO much for creating these videos. I'm so glad to know that I'm not the only one who cringes about the thought of Linkedin/Corporate Culture. It's fake & Cheesy AF. Signed, a happy new subscriber to your channel.
I subbed to u...GR8 CONTENT!!
If this shit is the norm….I’m failing to see the appeal of corporate jobs over blue collar jobs.
Few things mortify me more than the thought of, as a nerdy introvert, FREAKING LINE DANCING.
That's some of the funniest stuff I've seen in awhile. Good job man.