Your Company Is Not a Family. Good.
Companies call employees family when they want loyalty, sacrifice, and one more weekend. When budgets tighten, the language suddenly becomes much more contractual.
Christopher Goostrey explains why "we are family" can blur power, weaken boundaries, and turn ordinary workplace expectations into emotional obligations. He also offers a better alternative: the Clean Deal, a practical approach built on clear terms, kept promises, adult boundaries, and dignified endings.
Work can be caring, connected, generous, and deeply human without pretending employment is unconditional. The goal is not forced…
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