- 01 Nov 2013 19:22
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Historically speaking, Capitalists were motivated firstly to threaten violence against workers who were either lazy or collectively demanded fairer conditions, and only if the workers held fast would they try to work with them. Here in America, we have had a very violent history of worker/employer relations, and Britain can say the same.
AFAIK wrote:I have worked in several labour intensive jobs. My favourite was working as a shelf stacker at a supermarket because I worked by myself and didn't have to talk to anyone. I also had an enjoyable level of autonomy. I also volunteered at a charity bookshop operated by Oxfam. I found the work dull as there wasn't enough going on to allow me to perform a diverse range of tasks and it lacked structure due to the lack of a profit motive motivating the manager to motivate me. It didn't particularly matter if and when the work got done.
If the management or co-workers in the supermarket kept checking up on me and threatening to punch me in the face if I failed to complete the workload within the appointed time I would quit and seek work with another retailer. Capitalists compete for labour and are unable to treat their workers like shit if the demand for labour is greater than supply i.e no unemployment. Even with unemployment the cost of seeking, hiring and training new workers as well as the oppourtunity costs in the meantime promote the retention of workers.
If the workers would be so quick to resort to violence then I'd prefer to work for a capitalist who would provide training and motivation rather than threats and punches. I don't want to have a positive right to a job. I want to have negative rights to my teeth.
Historically speaking, Capitalists were motivated firstly to threaten violence against workers who were either lazy or collectively demanded fairer conditions, and only if the workers held fast would they try to work with them. Here in America, we have had a very violent history of worker/employer relations, and Britain can say the same.