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Slavoj Zizek has a great bit about how much of the power of bosses stems not just from being able to order you about, but to force you to be their friend also,
by djrobstep 5y ago
Slavoj Zizek has a great bit about how much of the power of bosses stems not just from being able to order you about, but to force you to be their friend also, as he explains in this interview:
https://youtu.be/XS_Lzo4S8lA?t=5m20s https://youtu.be/XS_Lzo4S8lA?t=5m20s
Much of this social dimension of power is lost without a physical presence in an office, and I think a lot of managers and bosses fear this.
- zw123456 5y agoYes, agree, people who seek to be in charge value the feeling of power. That feeling is diminished without physical proximity. That is actually better expressing what I was trying to get at.
- Viliam1234 5y ago> force you to be their friend also Imagine going for a lunch with a group of coworkers, and then your boss joins you... because he is one of you, right? Nope. Lunch is a precious opportunity to complain about the work (including your boss) with people who understand what you are talking about. Now the workers are losing even this trivial right.