Now it is for shure: "Big Brother is watching us"

At least some people I "worked" with. About 15 years ago I did consulting in a project where all the effort was on finding excuses. I was not part of the team but had a weekly meeting with the team members. The intention was that I solve technical problems but all they asked me was how they can explain that there was no progress. I resigned after a few weeks.
I never found a sitiation as extreme as this one but gradually I see it day-to-day.