> It's not uncommon to show "propaganda" videos to new hires when they join a company
And as a new hire it's interesting to get to know something where the company comes from. Often it makes it easier to endure some of the company's idiosyncrasies if you know their origins.
In most of my big league Fortune level gigs you’ll watch plenty of videos eventually about compliance, sexual harassment, phishing, quarterly results, and internal training videos.
You will eventually learn what Peter in “Office Space” refers to it as ‘zoning out’ - you look like you’re watching the video, but you’re only doing just enough to get through the quiz at the end.
And as a new hire it's interesting to get to know something where the company comes from. Often it makes it easier to endure some of the company's idiosyncrasies if you know their origins.