Chapter 10Adopting a Loving Attitude towards Employees
10.1 Main Aspects of a Company’s Work Environment
Man becomes a “nine to fiver,” he is part of the labour force, or the bureaucratic force of clerks and managers … They all performed tasks as prescribed by the whole structure of the organisation, at a prescribed speed, in a prescribed manner. Even the feelings are prescribed: cheerfulness, tolerance, reliability, ambition, and an ability to get along with everyone without friction.
Erich Fromm
Some organisations treat employees as interchangeable parts of the organisational machinery. Oftentimes, these employees are treated in a dehumanised way, like cogs that can be easily replaced when they do not contribute ...
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