A very fond memory I have growing up, was seeing my dad come home from his 14 hour shift as a truck driver for a certain food corporation and receiving a call later in the evening from his coworkers. Warehouse guys, drivers, admin, even corpo., they all would call him. And they would just discuss whatever BS thing that would happen that day.
The more I think about those years, the more I realize that is hard to come by today. Talking about payroll, HR, Management, etc. They would go over it all on the phone. And when people were wronged, they all would talk and decide if they were to back out or speak up. And they followed through. An Union would've been eradicated instantly at his job, but they did what they could. Try connecting with your coworkers. Even if it's a meme or “Happy Holidays”. Sometimes you can feel isolated at work and like you're just a blank face. Stay connected, cause it's your higher-ups that you are all up against.
Also: Dad retired last year after 40 years with that company. Penchant and 401k still intact, miraculously. He survived 4 company buyouts and was the last remaining employee that still had a penchant. His last week, he took the family for one last ride. And on his last day, he dropped the truck off at Penske, laid his key on the desk of the empty building (No workers, just a kiosk) and clocked out. He never heard anything from his boss, cause he never met him in the first place, never got a message or thank you from anyone. But he remains to look back on it fondly, because of his coworkers. The company's logo, the products he'll come across, he'll smile and reminisce cause it was all because of them. To this day, he has breakfast with them on weekends. I can only hope one day that I find a job where the employees stand up together when necessary. Everyone is so silent.