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# Hero culture

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A toxic workplace dynamic where employees are expected to work excessive hours and sacrifice personal time to 'save the day' for the company.

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Our hero culture means that the employee who works 80-hour weeks gets a pizza party, while the one who maintains work-life balance gets labeled as 'not committed.'

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