Youāre arguing semantics while the intention is clear. Quit being pedantic.
In our parentsā generationās time, a public service job could fund a house, two kids, and annual vacations. We want that, or even more since weāre significantly more productive since those days. A job used to give us needs and a good amount of wants. Conflating the two in this context, while not perfectly precise, is irrelevant.
If Iām talking about liking red cars then point to a car, and you say, āthatās not red, thatās mauve,ā youāre being an ass.
If weāre shopping for paint together, and i say āi like this red,ā and you reply, āi think thatās mauve,ā youāre trying to be specific in our communication about a common task.
Whenever I work with non-engineers, itās baffling to me how impractical they are. They donāt measure things. They donāt test things. They donāt try new ways of doing things. Itās like work is just a place to hang out and push some paper.
I get that we ideally donāt want to work, but I would be so bored being so ineffective. I think the article is trying to distinguish between these two kinds of people with respect to IT. With IT, you need to measure. You need to test. You need to plan. You need to experiment. A new idea or implementation can start an entire industry. So many people just donāt get that.
The great part is that if you create a good environment, the shit is fun. During good times, I fucking love my job. At bad companies, every day is a living hell.
If we could fix the bugs in modern capitalism, we could see real competition kill off these boring, ineffective companies, ideally in favor of driven but balanced places where people can do cool stuff. Plus, with a good social welfare system, if people wanted to fuck off for a few years, there would definitely be enough surplus production to support that (there probably is now, but itās all hoardedā¦)
That makes sense, but Iām also taking about employees who operate without an SOP.
But your point about bullshit orders and targets makes sense. So itās more an individual companyās culture than a general trend? Maybe Iāve just had bad luck
The Teamsters said Wednesday that high-stakes talks with UPS over a new contract for more than 340,000 workers have fallen apart after the company presented an offer that union negotiators deemed badly inadequate.
Oh baby. I hope UPS hurts and capitulates in a spectacular fashion to set an example for others: treat your workers well, or hurt then treat your workers well.
Saw this on Facebook š ( lemmy.world )
Why is technology not making us more productive? ( www.bbc.com )
[Common Dreams] Teamsters Say Contract Talks Have Collapsed After UPS Made 'Unacceptable Offer' ( www.commondreams.org )
The Teamsters said Wednesday that high-stakes talks with UPS over a new contract for more than 340,000 workers have fallen apart after the company presented an offer that union negotiators deemed badly inadequate.