CEO of mega corp AT&T John Stankey wrote a long memo to employees about the changing American workplace in the age of Trumpism. It was leaked to the media. It’s relevant because it affects all of us in some way or another. And it’s more evidence that America under Trump is turning more pro corporation and anti worker every day.
I will spare you the nitty-gritty details and just break it down into simple terms. He basically said “Big business no longer cares about your values, your family, your loyalty, or you. We don’t care how long you’ve worked for our company, how loyal you’ve been, what you’ve done for us. All we care about is that you perform at a certain level, and if you don’t, you’re gone.
Oh, and by the way, you won’t be working from home anymore because we need to keep you on our surveillance cameras at all times.
Oh, and by the way, we are going to violate every single aspect of your privacy every single minute of every single day, and we care absolutely nothing about your human dignity, rights, or privacy. Have a great day.”
So, it’s not enough that people sit in miserable commutes and suck car fumes 3 hours a day and then spend another 9 to 10 hours in a worker prison building all day. It’s not enough that workers stay on call and check their emails even during their time off. It’s not enough that they only get a week or two off per year while their bosses are off as much as they work and at the golf course every other day. No. It’s not enough. They want more.
There will be no fun at work. There will be no casual Fridays. There will be no potlucks. There will be no fun, offsite teambuilding, or activities. There will be nothing but robotic and soulless performance— and if you don’t like it, we will get a AI robot who can do your job better than you and won’t give us any lip. Oh wait, we’re gonna replace you anyways, so enjoy your paycheck while you still get it, peasants. “
Yeah, we get it. The billionaire wall street sharks and vultures have decided those with nothing have too much. We get it. Either bow down and worship us like our robots, or we will replace you with robots, oh, and we are going to replace you with robots anyway.
So progressive and cool and patriotic, Mr. Stankey. You and your fellow millionaires and billionaires must be really proud of you. All I can hope is that your days are numbered and the American worker is going to get fed up with all of you.

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