tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119906447472922361.post3785437127098673104..comments2023-12-21T22:03:18.964-08:00Comments on Sound and fury, signifying nothing: Pluggin' away in Corporate AmericaDade Cariagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13431049944346345893noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119906447472922361.post-83936907367136528832008-06-12T12:09:00.000-07:002008-06-12T12:09:00.000-07:00Hell Dade:The irony of the time we live in is that...Hell Dade:<BR/><BR/>The irony of the time we live in is that we want to believe democracy rules while we live most of the time in the contexts created unfairly inside of capitalism.<BR/><BR/>I have never really held a real job in corporate America but PSU sure as hell started to feel that way.<BR/><BR/>It made me worry a lot when the admin started talking about students being clients.<BR/><BR/>And it worried me even more when the admin required 20 students per class or it would be cancelled.<BR/><BR/>If a professor lost more and more classes it could mean that they owed their salary back.<BR/><BR/>It did not get there for the salaried folk but it did for the contract and term to term lecturers.<BR/><BR/>No wonder that more and more universities are using grad students and term to term folk to teach.<BR/><BR/>They save on benefits, don't have to pay professor pay scales, and can fire anyone who is not turning a profit.<BR/><BR/>So it should come as no surprise that education is being compromised in this 'corporate' set-up.<BR/><BR/>And they say this is progress.<BR/><BR/>It is not.<BR/><BR/>I wish you well brother. Keep your head up and have a plan B and C too.<BR/><BR/>We all should. It is becoming less and less predictable and more unfair even by the standards you describe.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>RidwanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119906447472922361.post-39747373352803593852008-06-12T06:47:00.000-07:002008-06-12T06:47:00.000-07:00I've read that slave "owners" in the US figured ou...I've read that slave "owners" in the US figured out that it would be cheaper to hire people instead; then there wouldn't be such an investment in them (like housing, food, and clothing - such at it was). Doesn't that make us feel good, to know that we're really just wage-slaves?<BR/><BR/>Now is the first time I've ever been in a union. Although this provides some protection in terms of my wages and benefits, there are still plenty of games that can be played by management to keep the workers in line - things like not granting time off as requested (even though there is a lot due a worker), or making people stay on night shifts. <BR/><BR/>When is the revolution scheduled?Shus lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15542421349158923239noreply@blogger.com