It is insane that there is a company like Peakon that its only product is related to employee engagement but their own people seems to not be happy (see glassdoor reviews).
Cy Wakeman has an interesting twist on the validity of engagement stats. She claims engagement is more valuable when coming from highly accountable employees (i.e. employees who take ownership of problems). From her perspective, engagement without accountability generates entitlement.
Yup, the renter class extract value (money) during the economic churning cycle. As the money flows back into industries they extract more than is necessary or a reasonable profit.
Ouch. Every once in a while I read something that puts things in just the right perspective, and it hurts. You've put that existential angst very succinctly.
What a time to be alive.