Alienation

I have been reading about Karl Marx’s theory of alienation, that workers have little control over their working lives, are alienated from natural social contact during work and neither decide how and what to make nor own the output of their labours. This distance, or alienation, with a more natural way of living, of a… Continue reading Alienation

corporate rituals

Companies seem to be increasingly manipulative and exploitative, although this is wrapped up in shiny paper to look like a present. Take things to the next level, live your best live, work hard play hard, perform to the max, and other corporate maxims purport to help people develop and realise their own potential. However I… Continue reading corporate rituals