| Oh please... Now let me show you the real why, values, etc. We, as a company, have no fucking core values.
At the beginning there were a few smart ass, business savy dudes with an idea they thought interesting to make. So they started our company. They needed some additional forces to achieve their goal so we hired you ! Now, we have a mutual need for stability : we want to keep your talent inside, and you most probably want stability for your job (since you're just a non-entrepreneur guy) To satisfy that need, the company looks closely at how to make you happy. So the company creates a few illusions : - illusions of scarcity of money (we could pay you more but well, your market value blablabla) - illusions of culture (whao, we work together 'cos we thing alike ! except well, no, we look for maximizing profit, you look at saving your salary) - illusions of evolution (you will grow with us, except that well, all the benefits will be for the top mangement :-), unless you becom one of the founder, which implies taking a huge financial risk (rememeber ? you're an employee, so you won't make enough money to join the company's capital :-)) However, given the fact that things have worked this way for centuries, we both acknowledge the situation and think both of us will find a pocket of happiness in it. So let met tell you once more : We, as a company, have f*cking values, pal, that's just an illusion we create because without that you'd thing that we're just a normal company (and our little ego doesn't want that :)) |
Of course the company must make money, and of course it must hire people and pay them a salary in order to get that done. You would have to be disillusioned to think that just because a company has values and a culture it will ignore all else. But there can be more than than that to it, and in this case, there is. Taking good care of employees and treating them right while providing a comfortable environment DOES pay dividends to the company. I cannot imagine a better win-win.
Many people are probably disillusioned because they have been burned in the past. They no longer believe in values, culture, and WHY. I cannot blame them. Fool me once, they say, right? However, I want to throw this out there and say that there are still places where employees are treated like people, like the work they do, are satisfied and fairly rewarded. Calling that an illusion is not fair just because you have not had a chance to experience that.