Is Corporate Loyalty Dead?

Is Corporate Loyalty Dead?

AT&T CEO John Stankey's latest memo has generated quite a bit of discussion online.

Since I'm sure everybody has been sitting on pins and needles, waiting with bated breath for my take, here it is. Fashionably late, as always 🤣

You can read the memo on Business Insider, along with some...err, "highlights" they've picked out. Here's the link: https://www.businessinsider.com/att-ceo-john-stankey-email-employee-feedback-survey-rto-policy-2025-8

There's been quite a bit of discussion about whether this memo is a sign of the death of corporate loyalty.

Unfortunately, from what I've learned over the years, I believe that any corporate loyalty that may have existed already died. In fact, it was on life support way back when my father was younger than I am today.

My father is now retired.

Student Loans Aren't the Real Issue

 Student Loan Forgiveness is Not the Issue

Today, student loan forgiveness is a political hot-button topic. Wade into the morass of comments on articles like this one if you don't believe me.

But that’s not the actual issue. Student loans aren’t the root cause of the economic malaise in which many young people are ensnared.

Rather, student loans are a symptom.

So what is the core issue, then?

The Perversion of Capitalism

“If you had hard times in your family, would you ever consider laying off one of your children?”

https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_why_good_leaders_make_you_feel_safe