Re: Openness amplifies Inequality?

Posted by Gary Schiltz-4 on
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On Apr 10, 2014, at 5:51 PM, Marcus G. Daniels <[hidden email]> wrote:
> On Thu, 2014-04-10 at 16:22 -0600, Nick Thompson wrote:
>
> IMO, lurking in their minds is:  What is this employee's absolute
> priority?   Is it the bottom line of the company or is it taking their
> kids to school and helping with their homework and building treehouses?
> What will be the employee's top priority on a day to day basis?   If I
> am cost constrained, who should I choose?  Who is loyal to me?  Who is
> predictable and reliable?

A very North American (and simply human, I suspect) perspective. I don’t have personal experience, but I believe the more “advanced” democracies of the world have recognized this tendency and legislated to regulate it. I do remember on one job where we worked in conjunction with folks in Germany, and I learned that employers were much more constrained in how many hours they were allowed to require. I’m uncertain as to what is the “best” balance between employers’  and workers’ rights.
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