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On loyalty to your employer (2018)

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Post by robertlagrant »

542354234235 wrote: post #451
robertlagrant wrote: post #305

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> you are just the person they paid to make the yearly birthday present Equally, if you presenting yourself well and negotiating well gets you a better wage to make that birthday present, then you should do those things. It's a two-way street.

But that isn’t loyalty, that is just transactional, which is exactly what people are advocating for when dealing with a corporate employer. > loyalty for a company is concept to make you work harder without asking anything in return. And the moment the company shifts focus and you are out of it, then suddenly you understand that this loyalty wasn't kind of a credits account which you've been saving all this time. It'…

I quoted what I was responding to.

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Post by PicassoCTs »

stogot wrote: post #454
PicassoCTs wrote: post #418

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Often enough good natured people become the teflon coating for bad processes.

What does the teflon coating metaphor mean?

Teflon coating reduces friction, its a alternative lubricant for many processes

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Post by OpenDrapery »

Apocryphon wrote: post #198
OpenDrapery wrote: post #194

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Sports franchises are the ultimate trick, in that they are profit-oriented, yet they somehow play on our tribal nature and fool us into forgetting about the profit part. I guess you could argue the same for a church.

Thanks to the financialization of everything, perhaps the same can be said of colleges and universities!

Definitely. Universities keep asking for money even after you've completed the transaction. We wear the shirt and tout our pride. Win the hearts and minds. Perfect marketing play.

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Post by eunos »

mancerayder wrote: post #444
eunos wrote: post #106

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I do think some individuals much prefer work over family or friends since 'work' relations are professional, formal and regulated while personal relationships lack those and are chaotic and random.

Is that a feeling that might best be appreciated by folks 'on the spectrum'? For me, robotic corporate relationships where my paycheck (which goes to food and rent) might be jeopardized, stresses me way more than a spat with a friend that's forgotten in a month.

Come to think of it, maybe you're right. The "robotic" feeling is translated well to orderly decorum for me

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Post by mancerayder »

eunos wrote: post #464
mancerayder wrote: post #444

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Is that a feeling that might best be appreciated by folks 'on the spectrum'? For me, robotic corporate relationships where my paycheck (which goes to food and rent) might be jeopardized, stresses me way more than a spat with a friend that's forgotten in a month.

Come to think of it, maybe you're right. The "robotic" feeling is translated well to orderly decorum for me

An interesting, even powerful statement about social norms in corporate culture!
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