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The point of the article is that the salaried people get to contribute a voice to the ethical decisions being made, including how does the company act in the re
by esrauch 8y ago
The point of the article is that the salaried people get to contribute a voice to the ethical decisions being made, including how does the company act in the rest of the world.
That is kind of the opposite of living under a feudal Lord: the nonsalaried employees are in that bucket (noncitizen residents in the ancient Greek analogy).
- erikpukinskis 8y agoHow is it opposite? Serfs had a voice too, and just like in a corporation, the lord had no legal obligation to listen. Similar to a corporation, that serf could just be ejected because the lord felt like it.
- esrauch 8y agoThe serf metaphor is that you get protected by the Lord's army and are subservient to him. The Greek citizen model is that you have a voice in government, but you still can be kicked out or have your vote stripped.
- greymeister 8y agoAnd yet companies can completely ignore the voices of employees. This article presupposes that the employees are in a position to leverage leaving because they aren't pleased with how things are being done, and that the company cares if they leave. The feudalism metaphor is appropriate given the lack of collective bargaining power employees have access to.