9 Signs Your Job Is More Than A Little Bit Like A Cult

And this reader’s story shows what this behavior often looks like at work:

“I worked for a car finance place that was a branch of a bank. I got the job through a friend that had worked there, and while it wasn’t a red flag at the time, she was always boasting about how much she loved it. It just felt very Stepford — everyone as happy robots mindlessly doing their jobs. Everyone had an ‘I love my job’ cup, mug, sticker, or something of that nature on their desks or clipboards. And 80% of people wore the company logo as a hat, shirt, or sweater.

What made it feel really cultish was any time anyone griped or said something negative, people would swoop in and say, ‘No, you’re doing great! This is a GREAT PLACE TO WORK! OMG, WE’RE ALL SO HAPPY, AREN’T WE? AREN’T WE?’ with huge plastic smiles.”

—witchyribbon84