I know its talked about a lot abstractly or incorrectly, but this is a basic issue with how Capitalism works and the proposed solution of socialism. Socialism,

I know its talked about a lot abstractly or incorrectly, but this is a basic issue with how Capitalism works and the proposed solution of socialism. Socialism, being a system where the workers collectively own the business, has a lot more credit if they wanted workers to feel invested. Capitalism, being a system where workers produce the value but see a small portion of it, basically incentivizes dehumanizing the workers. The greater system creates a society where almost every interaction one has in their day to day life is a transaction. Jobs are like renting a space. Why would you make improvements to a space when a landlord can evict you and benefit from your extra effort. Small businesses are often, in a sense, infantilized. They're not like the big nameless corp, they're your neighbor, they're a smol bean who can't hurt. The reality is small businesses can get away with a lot more BS. IMO I'd be far more alert working at a small business waiting for the CEO to do something dumb or damaging than a large corp. Unless the small business gives employees a sense of ownership(actual stake, cooperatively owned) why should they feel invested? They're in the same precarious spot as any other employee. The power balance is greatly weighed against them.