From psychological torture to pooing in a suitcase: why are the workplaces on TV so toxic?
Be it the thankless shifts of Blue Lights or the wage-free stressfest of The Bear, onscreen employees are having a very bad day at the office. And things are about to get worse
In the first series of Slow Horses, MI5βs Jackson Lamb gives a motivational speech: βYouβre fucking useless. The lot of you. Working with you has been the lowest point in a disappointing career.β This is actually fairly uplifting from a man who is as likely a contender for a βWorldβs Best Bossβ mug as The Thick of Itβs Malcolm Tucker.
On TV, staff morale is at an all time low. From hellish hospitality to callous corporate overlords, going to work has never looked less appealing. Instead of bumbling idiots for bosses, we have tortured geniuses and masochistic maniacs. The daily grind is one of high stakes, long hours and limited rewards β with not an HR department in sight.
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