The Alliance

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Employment in the

Networked Age

Rebuilding Trust and Loyalty

through an Alliance

Imagine it’s your fi rst day of work at a new company.

Your manager greets you with warm enthusiasm, wel-

comes you to “the family,” and expresses her hope that

you’ll be with the company for many years to come.

Then she hands you off to the HR department, who

sits you down in a conference room and spends thirty

minutes explaining that you’re on a ninety- day proba-

tion period, and that even after that, you’ll be an “at

will” employee. At any moment, you can be fired. For

any reason, you can be fi red. Even if your boss has no

reason at all, you can be fi red.

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