The Corporate Happiness Treadmill and the Case for Doing Less

Companies manipulate employee happiness by offering superficial perks while increasing workload and stress, creating an endless treadmill of productivity demands that prioritize corporate gain over genuine well-being. The author argues that true happiness comes from doing less and pursuing personal priorities rather than constantly striving for more, and points to remote-first companies like Todoist and 37Signals as proof that alternative work structures can succeed without sacrificing results. The fundamental choice is between accepting corporate-defined success or reclaiming autonomy over your own time and life.