Work culture — 2026-07-14

The company is not a family

When the word family shows up at work, and what it usually hides.

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The word family usually enters the room when something is being asked for and not paid for: some overtime, some silence, a bit more tolerance.

Team is the right word. A team has roles, targets and a contract, and it can change its lineup without drama.

Twenty years in sales taught me one thing about culture: you read it in the numbers, not on the posters.