Is your workplace a cult?

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Ben Stiller at the premier for Severance
BloombergBen Stiller, executive producer and director of "Severance"

Apple TV’s hit show “Severance” depicts what could arguably be defined as a corporate cult, with the employees under an authoritative power and denied access to the outside world. But are cult-like cultures possible in a real-life workplace?

If you ask attorney Carol Merchasin, head of sexual misconduct in spiritual communities practice at McAllister Olivarius, the answer is yes.

Deanna Cuadra
Senior Reporter

Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio


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