“This contradiction is perhaps rooted in a more basic one. Corporations portray themselves as results-based and performance-oriented. But where there isn’t anything material being produced, objective standards for job performance are hard to come by. What is a manager to do? He is encouraged to direct his attention to the states of minds of workers, and become a sort of therapist.”
― Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work
― Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work
“Recurring purchases, after all, may continue even when the alignment of interests between producer and consumer is only partial, or even accompanied by a felt antagonism. Frequently we come to hate things that we nonetheless continue to depend on (like Windows).”
― Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work
― Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work
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