11/03/2025
I gave years of my life to companies that promised “we’re like family.”
I stayed late. I skipped holidays. I sacrificed my health.
And then one day I realized: families don’t discard you when profits dip.
The betrayal isn’t the layoff. The betrayal is every day they convince you you’re safe, while quietly planning to replace you the moment it serves their bottom line.
I watched coworkers escorted out with cardboard boxes after decades of service.
I watched my own father lose his pension after cancer forced him to stop working.
That was the moment it hit me: the security I was chasing didn’t exist.
Your paycheck isn’t loyalty. It’s a leash. It buys just enough compliance to keep you from questioning whether you’re actually free.
And if you’re reading this thinking, “That won’t happen to me”? That’s what they all thought, too.
Companies don’t protect people. They protect profit. And until you build something of your own, you will always be one budget cut away from collapse.