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I think the reason why stories like the Sqirl story draw such strong reactions is because of the way these companies make us feel. They create these progressive, & #39;our employees and customers are like family& #39; vibes and we want to believe in that. For example:
I once worked at a & #39;progressive& #39; company that made me contract FT for 3 months, withheld insurance for 6, and paid me $15K less than other employees in the same job. When I found out, it gutted me because I had done so much for them.
I was not the only person mistreated there. I read a story about how the owners tried to union bust after I had quit. I also read an interview where a founder said the company was run like a & #39;socialist collective.& #39; Okay, sure.
I recently passed a story to another journalist because I knew too many parties involved. I& #39;m sure it& #39;s forthcoming. It& #39;s about a place that called itself a family/safe space and allegedly preyed on its supposed family instead.
Companies... they aren& #39;t your family. You work there in exchange for money in a capitalist system. Companies that pretend to be progressive or safe or inclusive when they& #39;re actually the opposite are often more insidious than the ones that are just big evil corporations.
And I think it sucks all the more when we were left to think we were spending a few dollars more because the product was healthy or the employees were treated well, and it turns out we just lined the pockets of someone who DIDN& #39;T care about us or their employees.
