Reflecting on the mask vs no mask situation facing the world, reminded me of a post I wrote back in 2018 about a company called WeWork. At the time, they were flying high and looking forward to a lucrative IPO.
They were so enchanted with their own success that they made a huge “culture change” move that impacted what their employees ate for lunch.
Vegetarian only meals at company functions and also in the cafeteria.
What the frack!
Wow! I guess it’s only one meal a day. But still, having choice removed is very upsetting for most “sheeple”. Like the mask vs no mask Covid-19 conversation.
Employers can force agreement.
For some of the 6,000 employees, with no choice, but to eat vegetarian lunches, it probably felt like submission.
Meat Free Environment at WeWork
Miguel McKelvey, WeWork’s co-founder and chief culture officer, announced his anti-carnivore move in a memo to 6000 employees. No meat in the cafeteria and no reimbursement for meat-centric lunches.
NYTimes: “The company will no longer serve red meat, pork or poultry at company functions, and it will not reimburse employees who want to order a hamburger during a lunch meeting.
…’New research indicates that avoiding meat is one of the biggest things an individual can do to reduce their personal environmental impact — even more than switching to a hybrid car,’ he wrote. Additionally, WeWork could save ‘over 15 million animals by 2023 by eliminating meat at our events’.” Memo From the Boss: You’re a Vegetarian Now
Source: Meat Shaming Boss Keeps WeWork Staff Under His Thumb
Office Wars Created Casualties: Human and Financial
UPDATE: As of today, WeWork isn’t flying high anymore. The IPO failed due to concerns around creative accounting. The CEO is out. Layoffs due to Covid-19 shutdowns.
Bad news all round. Looks like another case of being hoist by your own petard.
SoftBank values WeWork at $2.9 billion, down from $47 billion a year ago. https://t.co/hmL6Na7wHz
— CNBC (@CNBC) May 18, 2020
I wanted to see if I could find news about Miguel McKelvey (mentioned above). I found an article, but you have buy a subscription to read it. I’m not that interested. Looks like Miguel is sticking around to help pick up the pieces.
Broken Trust
When someone says, “the numbers are wrong”, trust is shaken and doubt takes over.
In a different case of funny numbers, the CDC is recalculating their number of covid-19 cases to reflect tests that shouldn’t have been included. Or something like that.
Hey #CDC we’re #clockingyou “Faulty data is much, much worse than no data.” Ashish Jha, director of Harvard’s Global Health Institute https://t.co/sV2x0h4snY pic.twitter.com/6xW1pzYsKi
— Cheryl Ragsdale (@clockingyou) May 24, 2020
Because this Global Pandemic is unprecedented, everyone is making up best moves as they go along.
I trust the CDC researchers to correct their results.
Now, I need to develop patience as the world adjusts to new patterns of behavior, whether that means they agree or feel like they’re submitting.
Breathing is the definition of being alive and now we can’t trust each others’ breath. #trustisbroken #covid19
“Please don’t stand so close to me.” lyrics by The Police
The game I call Demon Spotting developed over time as I worked through emotional entanglements and confusing break-ups. My misery became code words. Code words became mat drills. Mat drills became winning combinations. And my confusion lifted. Consider this your invitation to play. Clarity is freedom.