I work in social services (with folks experiencing homelessness, etc). It’s stressful work, and lately our entire staff has been exhausted and burnt out. Our CEO (who makes at least ten times what I do) sent a long email today addressing staff burnout and general stress. I read through the whole thing, thinking surely a break must be coming! This person has the power to give us all a paid day off, a holiday, a bonus! Surely no adult would send a group of other adults a lengthy email telling us to “trust each other” and “breathe”…friends, that’s exactly what this email was. No increased pay, no time off, simply a novel of an email telling us to “pull together.” I am still poor, still stressed, but also now angry and feeling like my intelligence has been insulted. Management moves like this are so condescending and frustrating! I would love to hear other people’s experiences with management pulling moves like this!