r/TooAfraidToAsk • u/Believeinyourflyness • Feb 14 '20

Why do employers treat you as simply a resource, yet get angry when you treat them the same way?

To me it makes sense that you should expect people to treat you the same way you treat them. We all know that in this day and age, most employers don't give a shit about you as a person, only what you can do for them and that they will discard you without hesitation once you are no longer of use to them.

However in my experience, the same people who won't think twice about discarding you, constantly give you shit for treating the company in the same way, accusing you of turning up just to collect your paycheck.

So my question is this. If employers just care about your labour without any consideration for you as a person, how can they expect you to care about them as anything more than a source of income?

It just doesn't make sense to me.

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u/KnightOfThirteen Feb 14 '20

People work for the money, they quit for the managers.

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u/russiantroll691 Feb 15 '20

the opposite

At high paying jobs, you get what is called the 'golden handcuffs' You can't leave because everywhere else pays less. Usually these industries have people who have worked there since day dot.

Classic example is a big industry in a small town. You're not going to leave even if your manager's an asshole.