Love Bombed by the Firm

In this episode, LawBooBoo turns the spotlight on “wellness theatre” — the corporate performance of care.
From free lunches and mindfulness apps to branded yoga mats and “Wellness Wednesdays,” law firms love to look like they care. But behind the scented candles often lies the same burnout-inducing machine, just with softer lighting.

Love-Bombed by the Firm unpacks how law firms weaponise gratitude, disguise control as kindness, and use perks to keep people pacified. Because nothing says “we value mental health” like the same workload, now with kombucha.

LawBooBoo breaks down the difference between wellness as optics and wellness as culture, and why authentic care starts with boundaries, not benefits.

The Advocats is a fictional “Claw Firm” that tells real anonymous stories of lawyer burnout — to make you laugh, wince, and maybe rethink the culture we’ve normalised. 

📝 Anonymous confessions are open: share your story https://tally.so/r/31gXXM

🎧 Subscribe for episodes wherever you listen, or on YouTube.

👉 Follow Advocats on IG for more: https://www.instagram.com/iamtheadvocat

Key Takeaways

• Wellness theatre is still theatre — it entertains while the system stays the same.
  

• Free food doesn’t fix exploitation.
  

• Gratitude guilt keeps employees quiet.
  

• “Wellness washing” is corporate image management, not culture change.
  

• True care shows up in policies, not posters.
  

• Employers shouldn’t create mental health crises just to sell the cure.
  

• Perks are seasoning, not substance.
  

• Real wellness doesn’t need marketing; it’s felt in the day-to-day.
  

• A mental inventory reveals whether your workplace is healthy — or just heavily perfumed.

Sound Bites

“You can’t eat your way out of exploitation, darling.”

“Perks are seasoning, not substance.”

“Wellness theatre — now showing.”

Chapters

00:00 - The Illusion of Wellness in the Workplace

01:01 - Story 1: The Guiltfree Guilt-Trip

01:37 - Story 2: The Pizza Band-Aid

02:07 - Paws For Thought #1

02:23 - Story 3: Mandatory FUN!!!

03:08 - The Wellness Washing Machine

03:59 - Story 4: The Therapy Paradox

04:33 - Paws For Thought #2

04:51 - The Gratitude Trap

05:36 - Story 5: Gratitude Guilt

06:21 - Try This!

06:41 - Mental Inventory Check

07:43 - The Authentic Care Test

08:42 - Litter Box Wisdom

09:25 - Are YOU being Love Bombed by the Firm?

Keywords: wellness theatre, workplace manipulation, mental health, employee benefits, corporate culture, gratitude guilt, wellness washing, authentic care, work-life balance, employee rights