That's quite harsh. Empathy and social bonding is normal and healthy.
Yes, there are a lot of hypercompetitive working environments that train workers to see each other as contenders and encourage cynicism. It also depends on country you are it.
But please don't assume it's the norm across all organizations (companies, no-profits, academia...).
I also wasn't trying to hint at competitive workplaces at all. In my experience, the far more prevalent workspace atmosphere is "just let me do my job, I just need to show up for 40h a week to pay the rent and feed my wife and kids".
And that's fine! But that also doesn't lead to a familial work environment.
That's quite harsh. Empathy and social bonding is normal and healthy.
Yes, there are a lot of hypercompetitive working environments that train workers to see each other as contenders and encourage cynicism. It also depends on country you are it.
But please don't assume it's the norm across all organizations (companies, no-profits, academia...).