Saw a job listing today for a “Senior Preditor.”
Typos are funny—until they feel a little too accurate.
In a market shaped by layoffs and urgency, the language slips. And sometimes it reveals more than intended.

Stay alert out there.

https://CorporateZombieSurvival.com

#JobSearch #WorkCulture #Layoffs

The CEO-as-king model rewards failure, punishes workers, and concentrates risk in one untouchable role. This essay explores why boards cling to zombie leadership—and how distributed power creates resilience instead.

https://corporatezombiesurvival.com/no-more-zombie-kings-why-the-ceo-model-must-die-for-us-to-survive/

What happens when corporations optimize away the people who buy their products? This article explores AI automation, lost wages, and why efficiency without demand is a dead end. https://corporatezombiesurvival.com/the-stupidity-of-ai-automation-why-the-corporate-zombie-world-will-collapse-capitalism-unless-we-keep-the-workers-and-their-wallets/

Scarcity-driven workplaces collapse from the inside. This article looks at why generosity—done strategically—is a survival skill, not a soft ideal.
https://corporatezombiesurvival.com/why-giving-is-a-necessary-survival-tactic-in-business-and-life/

The startup “death march” isn’t momentum—it’s a warning sign.

This article outlines five growth mistakes that turn creative teams into corporate zombies, and what sustainable leadership actually looks like instead.

https://corporatezombiesurvival.com/death-march-warning-the-5-deadly-donts-of-start-up-growth/
#Startups
#WorkplaceCulture
#Burnout

Humility isn’t weakness—it's core to surviving dysfunctional workplaces.
In our newest Corporate Zombie Survival Guide article, we examine how human error becomes a map, not a downfall.
#Workplace #Humility #CorporateCulture #Survival

The U.S. healthcare system is experiencing a slow-motion collapse driven by outdated habits and silent structural failures.
Our newest article examines why old patterns no longer protect patients and offers a practical toolkit for navigating today’s environment of rising costs, shrinking networks, and surprise billing. https://corporatezombiesurvival.com/better-off-dead-surviving-the-healthcare-business/

The most dangerous infection in the corporate apocalypse isn’t automation or AI—it’s the death of curiosity.
When companies stop asking Why, they lose creativity, empathy, and direction.
Nicholas Tana’s latest Corporate Zombie Survival Guide shows how reviving curiosity can bring your business—and yourself—back to life.

Most organizations are halfway to the grave, lost in silos and confusion.
Nicholas Tana’s new article in The Corporate Zombie Survival Guide explores how Knowledge Management revives consciousness, restores collaboration, and turns chaos into intelligence.

Every new graduate knows the experience paradox—no one hires without experience, and you can’t get experience without being hired.
Nicholas Tana’s latest Corporate Zombie Survival Guide piece shows how to survive the corporate apocalypse by building your own résumé through action and creativity.

After years in both corporate offices and horror filmmaking, I’ve learned the monsters aren’t just on screen.

In my interview with Monster Complex, I talk about using zombies as a metaphor for burnout, conformity, and lost creativity — and how my Corporate Zombie Survival Guide helps people fight back.

Read the full feature:
🔗 https://www.monstercomplex.com/blog/monsters-vs-business-nicholas-tana-talks-corporate-zombie-survival-guide

#CorporateZombieSurvival #AntiWork #CreativeResistance #IndieCreators

Empathy isn’t weakness—it’s what keeps civilization alive.
Nicholas Tana’s new article explores how compassion outlasts competition in the corporate apocalypse.
💀 https://corporatezombiesurvival.com
#Empathy #Leadership #CorporateZombie #StayHuman

The consumption contagion has spread through society and business alike. It’s the hunger for “more” that never ends—draining our creativity, ethics, and satisfaction. Learn how survivors fight back by focusing on what truly sustains them.
#CorporateZombieSurvivalGuide #Sustainability #Minimalism

In the corporate zombie apocalypse, the still are devoured first.
Learn how to survive, adapt, and outrun stagnation:
https://corporatezombiesurvival.com/never-stop-moving-how-to-survive-the-horrors-of-the-modern-workplace/
#CareerSurvival #CorporateZombieSurvival #JobMobility

Corporate growth at all costs is a virus that spreads like a horde. Patagonia, Lush, and Trader Joe’s prove resilience comes from mission, not size.
Read here: https://corporatezombiesurvival.com/how-the-need-for-growth-is-like-a-virus-and-how-it-might-destroy-your-chance-for-success/
#CorporateZombieSurvival #BusinessStrategy #SustainableGrowth #MissionDriven #WorkplaceCulture #CorporateHorror #ZombieMetaphor #Patagonia #TraderJoes #Lush

Sociopathic CEOs aren’t rare—they’re a recurring archetype. Fueled by charm, fear, and ruthless self-preservation, they sacrifice people to protect power. You can’t change them—but you can survive them. #CorporateZombieSurvival
https://corporatezombiesurvival.com/how-to-work-with-a-sociopathic-ceo-survival-tactics-for-todays-corporate-apocalypse/

In zombie lore, the Watch guards the wall. In corporate life, that’s HR. Their loyalty runs upward—to leadership and the company—not to you. Survivors protect themselves with documentation and by speaking HR’s language.
Full article: https://corporatezombiesurvival.com/why-hr-may-feed-you-to-the-horde-and-how-to-keep-them-from-turning-you-out/

Retirement isn’t the end of the fight—it’s a shift in the battlefield.
🧟 Guard against the Inflation Zombie.
🤝 Build your survival squad.
💪 Find your new mission.
Full guide here:
https://corporatezombiesurvival.com/graveyard-retirement-dont-let-them-leave-you-for-dead/↗

Corporate zombism numbs minds, kills empathy, and crushes creativity.
It’s more common than you think—here’s how to spot it and cure it:
https://corporatezombiesurvival.com/how-to-tell-if-youre-a-corporate-zombie-and-what-to-do-about-it
#CorporateSurvival #WorkplaceCulture #Leadership #Creativity

A healthy work-life balance requires boundaries. When you’re away from work, be truly away — in mind as well as body. This weekend, set the screens aside and let yourself fully inhabit the moments you can’t get back.