I have a problem with these articles often not because I disagree in principle that knowledge workers need to lose autonomy and become mere pawns of management, but because the authors so often argue something like: Our job is so different and special from manual labor that we deserve special privileges and respect.
All workers deserve autonomy and respect, should resist work "speed ups" at management's insistence, and should demand sane working conditions. We should show a united front across all sectors, not try to claim that our job is special.
All workers deserve autonomy and respect, should resist work "speed ups" at management's insistence, and should demand sane working conditions. We should show a united front across all sectors, not try to claim that our job is special.