I presently work three part-time jobs to stay afloat: Office clerk, pet-sitter, and grocery courtesy clerk. I lost my full-time job last year when my boss decided to hire her sister instead. I almost lost everything, and am still recovering financially. I have no health benefits. I'm back in school finishing my degree.
My area has lots of opportunity, but only for a limited few with investors who want to bankroll a small business.
You are right about companies becoming a lot like sweatshops; they like to motivate others through fear and intimidation. In a lot of ways, office folk are no less exploited than some of the immigrant workers who sew our clothes and grow our vegetables. It's a very sad state of affairs, and the level of corporate greed at the expense of the workers is appalling.
Sorry...got a little ranty. What line of work are you in? Definitely check out Bait and Switch...in fact, I may still have my copy..need to look for it...it's about exploitation at the white collar level.
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Date: 2008-07-06 06:13 am (UTC)My area has lots of opportunity, but only for a limited few with investors who want to bankroll a small business.
You are right about companies becoming a lot like sweatshops; they like to motivate others through fear and intimidation. In a lot of ways, office folk are no less exploited than some of the immigrant workers who sew our clothes and grow our vegetables. It's a very sad state of affairs, and the level of corporate greed at the expense of the workers is appalling.
Sorry...got a little ranty. What line of work are you in?
Definitely check out Bait and Switch...in fact, I may still have my copy..need to look for it...it's about exploitation at the white collar level.