by The self-serving con of neoliberalism is that it has eroded the human values the market was supposed to emancipate I remember having to go to company meeting once with about twenty other people to be indoctrinated with the company's ethics and future plans.At one point we were all asked if we could think of any ideas where our company could branch out and make more money, after all, our jobs depended on it, we were told, and the competition was hot, they said, so we needed to be innovative and more dynamic.Lots of people came with ideas, and everyone, especially the managers, seemed to be trying to out-compete each other with the best one. Even I came up with a good idea at one point, well, so said one of the managers.Most people did very long hours at the company, and I wondered,
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The self-serving con of neoliberalism is that it has eroded the human values the market was supposed to emancipate
At one point we were all asked if we could think of any ideas where our company could branch out and make more money, after all, our jobs depended on it, we were told, and the competition was hot, they said, so we needed to be innovative and more dynamic.
Lots of people came with ideas, and everyone, especially the managers, seemed to be trying to out-compete each other with the best one. Even I came up with a good idea at one point, well, so said one of the managers.
Most people did very long hours at the company, and I wondered, if really, they were all as bored as I was. I looked out of the window and saw the beautiful green fields a few miles away being bathed in gorgeous sunshine and longed to be there.
This is a really good article by George Monbiot.