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Originally Posted by Joe
... Your Dad and his employer sounded like honorable men - not too many of those left either.
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Geez, Joe - talk about quaint concepts
Honor, the dignity of labor, a sense of personal ethics and social conscience are just old concepts that seem to generate little more than a smirk anymore - not only are they hopelessly antiquated, they're actually regarded as a sure sign of personal weakness and an impediment to any real financial success
What has happened in the workplace in the last 30 years goes beyond what anyone could have ever believed would come to pass - I can only imagine my late father's anger and disgust were he alive today
We've really regressed back to the accepted business and labor practices of the late 19th century's robber barons - and all the advances that were made over the course of almost 100 years to better the lot of working men and protect them from exploitation and abuse by their employers have been wiped out by the push for business deregulation started by Reagan in the '80's
Whatever monies the middle class had been able to put aside at one time when their rights were protected and wages rose have been siphoned off by a deregulated banking system whose most profitable practices today were once illegal
As I see it, the real problem isn't incompetence, it's part of the current climate of overwhelming disrespect and disregard in the workplace that filters through everyday life
Competence and pride in one's work, whatever that work may be, are really one and the same and that was once recognized and rewarded with a good living wage
Today, incompetence in one's work seems to be a form of passive-aggressive behavior against substandard wages as much as anything else
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