Why do we use this word "boss"? The connotations associated with it are about obedience and slavery.
Similarly "work for" should be changed to "work with".
Words matter. Why do we actively choose to use poor ones?
Similarly "work for" should be changed to "work with".
Words matter. Why do we actively choose to use poor ones?
Further, there are plenty of situations, especially involving so-called "blue collar" labor, where the collaborative approach of "working with" others in a relatively flat org structure just isn't tenable, especially where definition of the product design and QA processes require high levels of technical expertise and specialization.
One example: regulatory compliance and internal audit departments (and by extension, employees working within those groups) generally trump nearly every other department in terms of dictating processes and procedures, because ensuring that the company isn't sanctioned/fined into oblivion by regulators is an imperative for continued operation of the company. This is a necessary power structure because employees specializing in product delivery or other internal operations don't have the domain knowledge to effectively self-regulate to compliance standards, nor understand the legal and fiscal implications of non-compliance.
Consider safety on oil rigs. There, collaboration on safety is a focal point of all-hands meetings every 12 hours.
Both top-down and bottom-up management can be effective, and a combination can be even more so.
See the use of "poaching" to describe companies hiring employees of other companies for a prominent example in the tech community.
I'll say this again for any employer who thinks they care about their employees: please make all salary and benefits information for everyone public. Until you do so, you may not criticize Travis (of Uber) or anyone else when it comes to treating employees well. Put your money where your mouth is!
Why would I need to work at a company where all salary is transparent in order to have an opinion on whether Walmart/Amazon treat their employees fairly, whether there should be no, a lower, or a higher minimum wage, or whether Uber's culture is one that should be celebrated and modeled or reviled?
If you don't believe me, try bringing this up in a board meeting and see how far it flies. Employers benefit tremendously from the I formation assymetry which to me is a much bigger crime than some idiots who can't keep their junk in their pants.
I'm just an idiot on the Internet and you've actually made it. I'd like to apologize if this sounds condescending because it is absolutely not (in part because I'm so far below you that it is physically impossible but regardless of my fortune it is not meant to be). Mind you, i have no original thoughts and this is something i stole from buffer. I think buffer is a great example on how to do things. I wish all the sjw's in silicon valley would direct their attention to something that actually benefits the world for a change.
https://open.buffer.com/introducing-open-salaries-at-buffer-...
I encourage you to keep an open mind about this.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely yours,
It would work if everyone was equally educated and motivated, but for most human purposes, a hierarchical command structure always works better.
The most important part is the ones with power giving more attention and care to the ones without - so everyone can be happy with their lives.
Or maybe try moving away from corporations and towards cooperatives.
Problem is, making coops popular requires ambition and dedication from the workers, because there will no capitalist looking to make a profit to jumpstart the business.
...You do know that communism advocates for a society where control is something done in collaboration with others? Because China, or the USSR calls itself communist does not mean it is. A simple reading of Marx & Engels' work would clarify that.
Thus we invented advanced concepts to avoid this- like - everyone holds there breath- taxes to milk corroding power accumulating back into the system as a whole - and parliament democracy, which basically consists out of a bonemill for wanna-be dictators, grinding one another to dust in a weapon less fight for power.