Welcome to the Corporate Family!

"Please welcome me in congratulating XYZ to join the V...... family."  Always wondered why does a corporation refers to itself as a family?  There are good things in a family: love, kin, kindness, understanding, support, trust (I could go on).  However, it seems to me that 21st century corporation is characterized by individualism, backstabbing, crush those who stand in your way, "when I want your opinion I'll give it to you", "sorry but times are hard, we need to save money to make money so we have to let you go".. (I could go on but that would be depressing).  So you get that corporation is more like a DYSFUNCTIONAL family.  Most families are when put under a microscope, so why would you want to compare yourself to one?

Because it is a stereotype that sells well and that makes you do things that you would only do in your family like:
* putting up with shit from a family member and keeping cool instead of telling him/her to fuck off
* accepting that there is a favourite one even if he is not the best performer
* you participate to dinners that you definitively DON'T want to attend
* activities that build character: aka Team building (which, believe me, if competitive in the way they are organized, will bring out the true and absolute worst in some people).

But worst; in your family you can choose not to speak to your parents.  Here the authority/role model can be crap but you still you need to listen to what they say and behave accordingly or you'll be cast out (like families, companies are not a democracy).  Some families do not accept when members do not behave according to expectations and corporations are even stricter in casting them out when they are disappointed in you.

Your only options are either behave according to what is expected from you, be cast out or marry out and higher.  But don't be fooled, most families behave in the same way.
A safe option is to keep a low profile while finding in your free time another "family" ready to adopt you, maybe even with a higher monthly allowance.

There is light at the end of the tunnel.  In the meanwhile put up with shit and look for change or wait until one of the pain in the ass patriarchs dies (the guy who fired me from my last job died a few weeks ago.. Karma sure does go a long way!!).

PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER!!