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I accept that I work in a world in which not everyone is trustworthy and sometimes that means that I'm subject to verification procedures. What reason is there
by gwright 6y ago
I accept that I work in a world in which not everyone is trustworthy and sometimes that means that I'm subject to verification procedures. What reason is there to feel indignant about that? The existence of controls is not at all the same thing as being accused of committing a crime.
Should a convenience store clerk be indignant that their cash drawer has to balance out at the end of their shift? Should a bookkeeper be indignant that cash handling controls are enforced?
I realize that controls can be excessive but that is different than being indignant that there are controls at all.
(Just to be clear, the issue of being paid for the time associated with controls is really something entirely different than objecting to the controls themselves)
- paultopia 6y agoYeah, at a certain point the controls themselves are objectionable. There's room for debate about what that point is, but, sometimes treating people like you distrust them is rightfully offensive. Suppose that a church counted the cash in everyone's wallet on the way in and again on the way out to make sure they weren't stealing from the collection plate, for example? We'd find that highly offensive, because it would imply that the parishioners weren't to be trusted.