These memes are showing big corporate new hire orientations, so they're actually the 'better' side. Anything below conglomerates is basically a lawless wilderness.
The term 'workplace bullying' hasn't even been around that long. 'Workplace bullying? What is this, school? If you can't hack it, you die' used to be the default mindset.
Back then, not a day went by without news reports of suicide or death by overwork. Before COVID, the culture and treatment at private companies were so primitive that the public sector—which currently gets trashed for being rigid and full of boomers—actually looked like a godsend. That's why it was more popular.
Now, private sector culture has improved so much that the perception has somewhat flipped.
"While the improvement of private sector culture is a factor, the consensus is that the low starting salary (around $1,500/mo) and the uncertainty of future pensions make civil service a 'hard pass' for the younger generation facing high inflation and housing costs."
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