| As noted by another comment, that just isn’t realistic or how society or workplaces work in general. There is a large power imbalance (real or imagined) in a workplace. Employers can, have, and will continue to fire employees (or push them out illegally where it isn’t legal) for such offenses as being sick at times that are inconvenient for the boss, or having family issues (or trying to have a realistic balance of family life - aka not just work 24/7), or just not LOOKING like they are working hard, regardless of actual impact or output. Or, not having the right ‘vibe’. If someone is dependent on the employer for their income, it behooves them to fit in - at least until they can find something better, which also takes time and energy. And when problems are overwhelming or don’t have actual solutions someone can apply (due to lack of support, resources, or knowledge they possess), and you’ll get fired for showing any sign of a problem? What else is someone supposed to do? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying it’s ok - ideally someone would be able to respectfully and responsibly address all issues and work through to solutions. But that is hard and only a small portion of people can do that for everything. Those people tend to eventually end up in high positions, until the degree of stress and problems they get puts them at an equilibrium point with their ability to ‘deal’. Meaning they can’t go higher (or they pawn the problems off on someone else, meaning they have less directly on their plate). Also, some folks resort to drugs, prescription, or self-medicating. We’re surrounded by it - everything from megadoses of ibuprofen every day to deal with severe muscle pain, to anti-psychotics and anti-depressants at ever more increasing percentage of the population. Some of this may be due to a mid-fit of society and what makes us happy, some may be other things. But who knows. |