I was in a similar situation, and another aspect to this issue is - if the company is large enough - HR departments who put on events or team-building activities or otherwise try to encourage a sense of how great the company is and how great it is to be part of the company; e.g., company potluck this Friday! There is nothing wrong with these things, per se, but what is disturbing is how this HR "PR" does try to give this sense of "belonging" and "family" which is ultimately at odds with the bottom line of the business. No, HR dept., unless you have unusually altruistic owners, the business is not there to make one big happy family; it's about the bottom line.