Comments | pmb: Work. But not mine. I don't think.

pmb

Work. But not mine. I don't think.

May 07, 2006 13:44

So, a while back, a friend said that she was having a tough time at work, and I responded:I'm pretty sure that most people's relationship to work is an abusive one. Things like "work doesn't like it if I go out, so I can't be friends with you any more" and "work was bad for a long time, but yesterday it was good, so I think it's changed and we've ( Read more... )

society, theories, abuse, work, economics

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jes5199 May 8 2006, 17:44:30 UTC

i think i have a lot to say on this topic, but let me just sum it up here:

fuck!

Perhaps this is the quote you were looking for... maerdi May 8 2006, 21:48:04 UTC

It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
- Krishnamurti

Re: Perhaps this is the quote you were looking for... pmb May 8 2006, 21:50:59 UTC

Something about both Craig Meyer and Krishnamurti reaching the exact same conclusion makes me very happy, and very sure of it's correctness.

aliza250 May 9 2006, 02:15:58 UTC

Remember, though, that the essential skill of management is how to optimize the productivity of your least competent employees.

With that said, I think the power to abuse is inherent in the relationship, and gets stronger as employees become more interchangeable/replaceable. However, unlike, say, a romance, where people can and do leave one without another lined up to take its place, most people do actually need to have a job at all times.

crimmycat May 9 2006, 07:54:35 UTC

I beg to differ - the essential skill of management is to optimize the productivity of all your employees, not just the least competent. Focusing on minimizing loss is not the same as focusing on optimizing growth, and will not produce the same results ( ... )