Severance: Horrors of Corporate Culture

Published: May 31, 2023, 3 p.m.

Severance is a horrifying examination of America's corporate culture and the predatory power of those corporations. What does it mean to separate yourself from your "work" self, to remove yourself from any accountability for your actions at work, and to become a corporate slave? Through the pandemic, we've seen a rise in worker power that has afforded us many improvements from the physical office spaces, to better pay, and a stronger sense of importance for our lives outside of work.

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Sources in this episode:

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Apple TV+'s 'Severance' Nails How Absolutely Inhuman Our Work Culture Is | Huffpost

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4 fascinating things we learned from the 'Severance' companion book | Mashable

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It\u2019s still possible to get what you want at work: The era of worker power isn\u2019t over | Vox

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Severance\u2019s workplace brutality isn\u2019t sci-fi. Neither is its worker power | Vox

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\u201cSlavery by Another Name\u201d | PBS

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Ways to Help - Unionize!

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Building Worker Power | Economic Policy Institute\xa0

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Worker Power\xa0

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Get Support - Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee | Worker Organizing

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Organizing Guide | Worker Organizing

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