Monthly Archives: June 2016

THE RISE AND CONSEQUENCES OF ‘LEAN-AND-MEAN’ BUSINESS PRACTICES

Posted on June 25, 2016 by extropiadasilva

THE RISE AND CONSEQUENCES OF ‘LEAN-AND-MEAN’ BUSINESS PRACTICES (This essay is part five in the series HOW JOBS DESTROYED WORK) During the 80s, attitudes toward the paternalistic model changed. The 1970s ended in recession, and during this period two of … Continue reading →

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HOW JOBS DESTROYED WORK (PART FOUR)

Posted on June 18, 2016 by extropiadasilva

HOW JOBS DESTROY WORK (PART FOUR) by EXTROPIA DaSILVA PATERNALISM Some businesses operate what might be called a paternalistic model. Under this model, a company’s ‘stakeholders’- its owners, employees and customers- are all well taken care of. The pay is … Continue reading →

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HOW JOBS DESTROYED WORK (PART THREE) OVERWORK

Posted on June 11, 2016 by extropiadasilva

HOW JOBS DESTROY WORK (PART THREE) by EXTROPIA DaSILVA OVERWORK Overwork is something that does not exist in nature. When wage labour is described as a form of slavery people sometimes object by pointing out that working is simply an … Continue reading →

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HOW JOBS DESTROYED WORK (PART TWO)

Posted on June 4, 2016 by extropiadasilva

HOW JOBS DESTROYED WORK (PART TWO) by EXTROPIA DaSILVA THE TRUE DEFINITION OF ‘WORK’ If we should not define work as ‘a job for which you get paid’, how should we define it? If I were to have a stab … Continue reading →

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