Here

Here they tell you

To write differently

To not be you

Here they tell you to act a certain way

A way that is unnatural

To who you are

And what you think

Here they tell you to think out of the box

But when you do they criticize you

Here they tell you to be efficient but

How are bureaucracy and hierarchy a means of progress?

Here they tell you to speak your mind

But when you do, you get crucified.

You get told to control your thoughts, don’t show your emotions.

Become a robot.

Here you need to say yes and never disagree

Here they kill your spirit

Here they make you work long hours

And when you do, they give insincere thanks

And nothing of meaning – no bonus, no constructive criticism.

Feedback is meant to be just feedback

But it kills your spirit and makes you wonder

Why you bother to get up every morning to

Come to a place that doesn’t appreciate you

For the great person you are

If you are intelligent, you won’t get anywhere

Where you get tortured worse than in a prison camp

Because it’s emotional and mental

All there is to know about here is

That it’s time to run far away.