Keira (She/Her)Mar 23

This is the most affirming thing I've read in years

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/23/corporate-speak-study

Workers who fall for ‘corporate bullshit’ may be worse at their jobs, study finds

New study finds that employees impressed by corporate speak may be least equipped to make effective decisions

The Guardian
Show threadSin Vega
@keira_reckons "confusing" is a weird choice of word when they're talking about things that are obviously bollocks
Mar 24 at 12:06amWeb
Show threadSin VegaMar 24

@keira_reckons "Being wowed by bullshit isn’t all bad. In another study, those who were susceptible to corporate bullshit rated their supervisors as more charismatic and “visionary”, and were more likely to be inspired by their company’s mission statement and to experience job satisfaction."

... THAT IS VERY BAD THOUGH WAGGH

Show threadJ. R. DePriest    :EA DATA. SF:Mar 24

@sinvega @keira_reckons

Hard agree with you.

Drones susceptible to authoritarianism might, themselves, be content but that doesn't make it not bad. It's definitely a net bad when others suffer and their response is likely to be "seems fine to me" while they get busy licking those boots.

Show threadSin VegaMar 24

@jrdepriest exactly. It's the worst possible outcome. They make everything terrible but they're never going to leave because they're too fucking gullible to understand that it's terrible, and everyone else is driven out

It's honestly bleak as hell

Show threadOoze 𓁟Mar 24
@sinvega @jrdepriest They are the B ark. Just walk away.
Show threadSin VegaMar 24
@Ooze but that's the exact problem! They wind up in everything 😢
Show threadOoze 𓁟Mar 24
@sinvega Best thing for an organisation once it gets to that level. Time for a new start.
Show threadKeira (She/Her)Mar 24
@sinvega I assumed the writer was being sarcastic with that. Describing those people we've all worked with, pretending it's good to suck up to capitalism.