Eh, trying to get by. I recently started working at a for profit company after working non profit for 10 years. I knew what I was getting into, I’m aware of the inter workings of capitalism and how entities operate within the Imperial Core, but seeing it live was just a different experience. We had our first quarterly reports addressed to the whole office and I was just standing there thinking, “this whole thing is just a show, they legitimately only care about maximizing profits.” They talked about the usual, “oh, people aren’t buying our stuff and are going on cruses and vacations meaning they’re looking to experience things instead of just buying, so we have to tailor our brand as an experience,” completely disregarding that average working class people are struggling to get by. Their “activism” was just to maximize profits, their understanding of politics was just to maximize profits, all talk was just profit profit profit. Again, I knew what I was getting into, but actually being there in the belly of the beast really did a number on my mental health.
In the meantime I’ve been reading, listening to podcasts, and just using my weekends to do absolutely nothing or be out in nature. Hoping to organize with local groups in the coming weeks.
Eh, trying to get by. I recently started working at a for profit company after working non profit for 10 years. I knew what I was getting into, I’m aware of the inter workings of capitalism and how entities operate within the Imperial Core, but seeing it live was just a different experience. We had our first quarterly reports addressed to the whole office and I was just standing there thinking, “this whole thing is just a show, they legitimately only care about maximizing profits.” They talked about the usual, “oh, people aren’t buying our stuff and are going on cruses and vacations meaning they’re looking to experience things instead of just buying, so we have to tailor our brand as an experience,” completely disregarding that average working class people are struggling to get by. Their “activism” was just to maximize profits, their understanding of politics was just to maximize profits, all talk was just profit profit profit. Again, I knew what I was getting into, but actually being there in the belly of the beast really did a number on my mental health.
In the meantime I’ve been reading, listening to podcasts, and just using my weekends to do absolutely nothing or be out in nature. Hoping to organize with local groups in the coming weeks.