 It's amazing how much those in power have framed how we see the business world. We say: Cost-cutting, instead of profit boosting. Employers as job creators, instead of Labor as business builders. Maximized shareholder value, instead of poverty wages. Advancement opportunities, instead of Dangling a carrot. High-paced environment, instead of Doing the jobs of three people. Right to Work, instead of Union busting. The customer is always right, instead of We never back up our employees. 20 comments
@kimlockhartga my only difference would be "The customer is always right, instead of We never back up our employees...👉 or unless it will cost the company money" @SnowshadowII True that! Even HR exists just to establish if an employee is more trouble than they're worth (versus cost to train someone new).  @kimlockhartga that last one is always misquoted. The customer is always right... in matters of taste @sortius @kimlockhartga so much this. I've spent the last few years trying to buy a printer for a specific application with specific requirements and am _really_ tired of people thinking they know what I "really" want when their suggestions are unsatisfactory (for one reason or another). But this is nothing like people marching up to customer service staff and being a Karen to them.  @kimlockhartga isn't propaganda/advertizing GREAT ?? makes us all not realize what the real goals are.. @kimlockhartga 💯It’s always about framing. If a doctor tells you you need an operation and there is a 90% chance of survival, most people will hear it differently if the doctor says there is a 10% chance of not surviving. Framing always matters. @kimlockhartga "Human resources." Sounds pretty impersonal doesn't it? Like cogs in a machine @carfreesince93 indeed. I keep trying to educate people that HR is there to protect the company, not you. Just like the police are there to protect the interests of the state, not you (and this is even backed up by SCOTUS, who confirmed that they are under no obligation to protect you).  @kimlockhartga #NineteenEightyFour has always struck me as a critique of capitalism, not socialism. At least under socialism, I would have the incentive to work because I would have a stake in the company. @Veirling this is fantastic stuff! Your second point reminds me of a toxic practice by IBM back in the day: pit two teams against each other on the same project and then fire everyone on the "losing" team. My mom worked 80 hours one week, making sure her team won. She couldn't even enjoy being on vacation, because she dreaded going back to work.  @kimlockhartga @CassandraVert hells yeah! And ya know, heaven forbid that people request a living wage. Truly, we really need profit sharing, too. |
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@kimlockhartga wow. Spot on!!!
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