Apple TV’s hit dystopian workplace series Severance follows four employees at a mysterious company who perform critical yet cryptic work during their seemingly mundane 9-5. These employees have agreed to undergo a controversial surgery known as “severance” to insert a chip in their brains and create two distinct identities called an “innie” and “outie.” One solely focuses on work and the other experiences a blissful work-free existence. The first season follows the “innie” employees who exist solely in the confines of their workplace. In the second season, the employees learn the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier. Both present thought-provoking employment law themes – even if the overall premise is unrealistic. Here are five lessons from Severance that can help you improve your workplace culture.
Note: This Insight contains summaries of the general plot you'd pick up from the trailer but no spoilers.
1. Prevent Workplace Bullying
Central to Severance is the cultish corporate culture at Lumon Industries, which praises the company’s founder, Kier Eagan, and sets the stage for a toxic environment from leadership down. Indeed, on supervisor said she wanted to “pummel” an employee. There’s also the repeated psychological abuse that occurs in the dreaded “Break Room” where the Severance employees have to ask for forgiveness 1,000 times.
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