tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post113088278206005370..comments2024-01-11T07:40:01.736-05:00Comments on The Stopped Clock: More on Work EthicAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16523334580402022332noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-1131336780151219792005-11-06T23:13:00.000-05:002005-11-06T23:13:00.000-05:00Oh, I'm stepping forward from there a few years, t...Oh, I'm stepping forward from there a few years, to when if you're cut loose you'll either face protracted unemployment or even worse job prospects - isn't that the ideal of those who are pushing for these changes, and working so hard to hobble unions?<BR/><BR/>As long as the job market remains relatively vibrant, though, your vision of the future is likely to be the one that prevails. You can already see a great deal of that in... well, pretty much every workplace, where some people do an amazing job of putting on an appearance of being busy and hard-working - at least to management - even as their co-workers curse their lazy posteriors.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523334580402022332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-1131309234395431482005-11-06T15:33:00.000-05:002005-11-06T15:33:00.000-05:00I am one to believe that the behavior of kids refl...<I> I am one to believe that the behavior of kids reflects the behavior of the grown-ups that surround them</I><BR/><BR/>Fair enough. But the teenagers are, indeed, absorbing the same message as their parents: there's no such thing as company loyalty, because your company sure as hell doesn't have any loyalty to you.<BR/><BR/>I don't think we'll see an increase in actual work ethic so much as an increase in the appearance of work ethic. Especially in the short-term-job economy. If you expect to be at a company for a long time, you have a disincentive to cut corners and cheat; if you expect to be gone, why bother putting in effort beyond what gets you through the day?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-1131048605991838222005-11-03T15:10:00.000-05:002005-11-03T15:10:00.000-05:00More on attempts to shift the tax burden from weal...More on <A HREF="http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/11/2/194649/242" REL="nofollow">attempts to shift the tax burden from wealth to wages</A>.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523334580402022332noreply@blogger.com