Category Archives: Work

Private Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don’t Talk about It)

Philosopher Elizabeth Anderson writes in this 2017 book: * Walmart prohibits employees from exchanging casual remarks while on duty, calling this “time theft.” Apple inspects the personal belongings of their retail workers, who lose up to a half – hour … Continue reading

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Decoding Work (5-7-24)

02:00 New Yorker: Work Sucks. What Could Salvage It? https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/work-sucks-what-could-salvage-it19:00 Elizabeth Anderson Lecture: The Work Ethic: Its Origins, Legacy and Future, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzRKsprglDs22:00 Are half of jobs bs? 23:00 NYT: Your Neighbors Are Retiring in Their 30s. Why Can’t You? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/07/magazine/retire-early-saving.html35:00 … Continue reading

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New Yorker: Work Sucks. What Could Salvage It?

Harvard historian Erik Baker writes in The New Yorker, May 1, 2024: New books examine the place of work in our lives—and how people throughout history have tried to change it. There’s a line in one of my favorite songs … Continue reading

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