TV show Severance looks at workplace personalities. There are healthier ways to separate home and office life

By Lena Wang, Associate Professor in Management, RMIT University
Haiying Kang, Senior Lecturer in HRM, RMIT University
Melissa A. Wheeler, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Business and Law, RMIT University

The highly anticipated season two of Severance, released in weekly instalments, has continued to draw interest among viewers around the world.

A gripping psychological thriller, this TV series provides an extreme illustration of the compartmentalising of work and personal life.

In the show, “severed” workers agree to a surgical procedure where a device is implanted into the brain to split their memory and experiences in two.

Once severed, “innies” go to work…

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