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To play devil's advocate for a moment, is it possible people are becoming spoiled or too coddled by work? I've always been of the presumption that market force
by Simulacra 5y ago
To play devil's advocate for a moment, is it possible people are becoming spoiled or too coddled by work?
I've always been of the presumption that market forces will align workers with jobs, but it's clear in places where there is little to no choice (i.e. the small towns Amazon puts their warehouses) theory doesn't exactly work out in reality.
That's led me to change my thinking a bit, but I'm having trouble getting over the notion that it's a job, and if you want a job, you work, if you don't want to work at a particular place, you go work somewhere else. I bristle at the notion that employees should, could, or can bend a company to their preference.
It just seems we've gone from free lunch and massages to employees dictating business decisions. I'm not sure if that shift in power is wise.
- jxidjhdhdhdhfhf 5y agoThey aren't actually dictating anything though. Employers are still in charge of their policies. These employees are just stating their terms and leaving if their terms aren't met. Companies can then choose their response. They can hire other workers who are willing to work in an office or they can cave to worker demands or some other compromise can be made. This is free society functioning how it's supposed to: free agents negotiating their terms and coming to mutually beneficial arrangements.