That weird guilt when taking a sick day even though actually sick.
The unspoken rule: drag yourself in half-dead or feel like a terrible employee.
Meanwhile, the company would post the job listing before the flowers arrived at the funeral.
But sure, let’s pretend loyalty goes both ways.
The system trains people to feel bad about being human. To apologize for needing rest. To work through fevers because “the team is counting on me.”
Here’s the thing nobody says out loud: that guilt isn’t natural. It’s installed. Carefully. Deliberately. Because employees who feel guilty are easier to exploit.
A job that makes someone feel bad for having a body that gets sick isn’t a career. It’s a cage with a salary.
Breaking free starts with recognizing the guilt for what it is: programming that benefits them, not the person carrying it. The Financial Moron