If a company calls you family, run. That phrase has burned me more than any bad contract. At my last job, it meant guilt-tripped weekends, unpaid overtime, and emotional manipulation. They’d say, “We take care of our own,” right before dumping more work on us. I don’t think I’ve ever heard “we’re a family” used in a healthy way. What do you think, is that line always a red flag?

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“We’re a family” means “we’ll underpay you and gaslight you for caring.” It’s corporate cult language, not culture.

Yeah it’s a massive red flag, I’m not your family member I just want an income.

RUN! These people have a very different definition of the word than you or I do. To me, it's people I love and want to spend all my time with. To them, it's people you can exploit to the fullest.

It always makes me laugh because my family is so incredibly dysfunctional. Non-stop drama and manipulation. So basically exactly how the employer is using it haha. It's always a red flag phrase.

Yikes, don’t like that either. Usually it means they just want to hide how bad the workplace actually is!

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