Corporate Cults : The Insidious Lure of the All-consuming Organization

This eye-opening text aims to change the way people look at their companies and at themselves. It documents the manipulative, cult-like tactics that organizations use to get employees to relinquish increasing amounts of time and energy, as well as the reasons that people themselves to become "enculted". It offers candid advice on how to break free of the all-consuming company and re-build a healthy private life. "Sports facilities, laundry services, cappuccino bars. A ready-made set of companions. A purpose in life. Sometimes work is such a great place to be, you don't even want to leave - not in the evening, not on weekends, and especially not on vacations!" "These perks are consciously designed to induce you to devote more and more of your time, talent, and emotional allegiance to the corporation - at the expense of your private life, your family, and your community.". "And rest assured, says Arnott, corporate cultism is not an isolated phenomenon or a farfetched concept. Consider the top three factors that Fortune magazine calls the hallmarks of a great place to work: sense of purpose, inspiring leadership, and knockout facilities. Now read the uncannily similar characteristics that define a cult: devotion, charismatic leadership, and separation from community.". "Corporate Cults gives you a clear picture of this deeply rooted, pernicious problem. It exposes the cycle of manipulation and dependency that is making unhealthy, "cultish" behavior a commonplace way of life for millions of people."--BOOK JACKET. Argues that some companies are using cult-like tactics to make employees dedicate themselves to the company at the expense of private life and community The author examines the corporate perks that seem tempting but in fact may cause a person to "become a part of this place."--Jacket Dave Arnott. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.