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marmar
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Wed Jul-23-08 11:03 AM Original message |
One in Four Americans Compare Their Workplace to a Dictatorship |
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maxsolomon
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Wed Jul-23-08 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
1. almost 1 in 4 americans still support GWB |
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marmar
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Wed Jul-23-08 11:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. So if someone compares their workplace to a dictatorship, he or she is an idiot? |
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Bill McBlueState
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Wed Jul-23-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. heck, the poster's response doesn't even prove *that* |
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Marrah_G
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Wed Jul-23-08 11:22 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Forgive me for saying but.... I think almost all jobs are dictatorships, even great ones. |
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marmar
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Wed Jul-23-08 11:24 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. True, but I don't think that's the definition the poll respondents conceived.... |
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maxsolomon
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Wed Jul-23-08 11:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. a workplace 'dictatorship' is hyperbolic |
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ThomCat
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Thu Jul-24-08 12:03 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. You have clearly never known women who endure sexual harassment |
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Marrah_G
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Wed Jul-23-08 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
4. Mine is a dictatorship and I don't mind it at all ! |
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JDPriestly
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Wed Jul-23-08 11:32 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Sounds like you work more as a team than you might think. |
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Marrah_G
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Wed Jul-23-08 11:54 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I think we have a really different idea of the meaning of dictator |
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JDPriestly
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Wed Jul-23-08 10:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I don't think by "dictator" they mean chain of authority. |
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Solon
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Wed Jul-23-08 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
10. Most private businesses, outside of worker co-ops are either dictatorships or fiefdoms... |
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Ysabel
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Thu Jul-24-08 11:09 AM Response to Reply #10 |
21. yes the purpose of most private business is profit first over all else... |
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Ysabel
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Thu Jul-24-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. edit time ran out wanted to add this... |
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Solon
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Thu Jul-24-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Co-ops are not as common as they should be... |
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Ysabel
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Thu Jul-24-08 12:27 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. hi i was typing and missed your comment... |
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Solon
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Thu Jul-24-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. That's ok, I just made an edit that ended up being longer than the original post! |
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Ysabel
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Thu Jul-24-08 12:36 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. i edited and responded to your edit as well... :D |
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Solon
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Thu Jul-24-08 12:40 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Hey, that's cool, well, I have to go back to the little fiefdom I slave for... |
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Selatius
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Thu Jul-24-08 03:00 PM Response to Reply #23 |
35. That's because Americans are largely ignorant of co-ops or the leftist ideology behind them. |
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Selatius
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Thu Jul-24-08 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
13. Isn't it? The boss commands. You obey. If not, you're unemployed. |
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undergroundpanther
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Thu Jul-24-08 02:33 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. The very essence of fascism |
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HEyHEY
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Thu Jul-24-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #17 |
29. Have you ever had a career? |
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FKA MNChimpH8R
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Thu Jul-24-08 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
14. Only under a fascist dictatorship |
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Phx_Dem
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Thu Jul-24-08 01:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
32. You know Morita died a billionaire? |
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killbotfactory
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Thu Jul-24-08 12:38 AM Response to Original message |
15. Only one in four? |
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undergroundpanther
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Thu Jul-24-08 02:19 AM Response to Original message |
16. Totalist |
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Quantess
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Thu Jul-24-08 03:02 AM Response to Original message |
18. I sure felt that way when I worked as a High School Teacher |
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old mark
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Thu Jul-24-08 05:46 AM Response to Original message |
19. Question: Where do the other 3 work? |
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raccoon
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Thu Jul-24-08 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
20. Most workplaces are authoritarian. The vast majority are. |
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shadowknows69
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Thu Jul-24-08 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
24. Aren't most work places dictatorships? |
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Greyhound
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Thu Jul-24-08 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
30. I never realized how fortunate I've been until this year. |
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HEyHEY
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Thu Jul-24-08 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
31. That's cause they are. |
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Bill McBlueState
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Thu Jul-24-08 02:40 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Maybe in some jobs |
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DailyGrind51
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Thu Jul-24-08 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
33. The tighter the job market, the more employers try to get away with! |
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