Given the price of gas going up and we're facing $4 gallon of gas, I thought this little post I made awhile ago might convince those corporate social responsibility types up in the executive offices about just how much they're contributing to global warming by forcing millions of Americans to uselessly commute. Think of how much publicity your corporation would get if you made telecommuting an official corporate policy! What I don't understand, is power. Money I can absolutely understand, but power, that is something else possibly the key to evil. I say that because I look at all the people running for office and you wonder, why would some of these people even bother? They're so loaded, you'd think the last thin they'd want is a full time job and instead …show more content…
Just imagine what would happen to the price of gas if we didn't have to commute? Boom! All these benefits are achievable, but there's just one thing blocking the way; Power. Specifically corporate power. For whatever stupid reason, why people have to drive to the office. They certainly don't need to. They have a computer at home, a fax, a scanner machine at home, and even a web cam. But NO, their boss insist to drive to the office. Of course when confronted with the option or request of telecommuting, there is no good reason they can give you, other than they want you to be under their control. They want you to be there at the office, where they can see you, because who the hell knows that if you were working from home, you'd probably be drunk, high & bringing hookers/prostitutes over on meth while you play Call of Duty all day and sell corporate secrets on E-bay. And if you think my claim that corporations do this for purely power and political reasons, consider the most obvious and egregious use and abuse of power by corporations; The
“I believe that the root of all evil is power,” (Patricia Cornwell). I think this quote says a lot about the power of power. Let’s think about some people who were incredibly evil. Hitler killed 11 million people (Schwartz), 49 million deaths were linked to Joseph Stalin (Ghosh), and Kim Jong-Un has executed 70 officials since coming into office in 2011 (Omara). That doesn’t even include all of the other people who have died because of him or who will die because of him in the future. What do all of these people have in common? Power. If none of these people had power, millions of lives could have been saved. But with all power comes evil, as proven by these three horrible people. Now, power may not be taken to this extent all the time. As
Telecommuting for our agency will be defined as an employee is working away from the office for one or more days within a given week (Managing pg. 9). Employees will be permitted to work from home or elsewhere if they prefer. By allowing telecommuting we are reducing the amount of travel time required for those who may need greater flexibility in their schedule. As well as giving our employees
It seems that employers are afraid that they will not be able to effectively monitor employees output and have major security concerns when allowing employees to telework. The initial costs of setting up telework to employees may also be a concern for employers.
Employers allow telecommuting for many reasons, including the ability to recruit better talent, decrease overhead expenses, increase productivity, expand the employee base to include those with disabilities (Anderson, Bricout & West, 2001; Lipin, 2010; Myungjung & So Hee, 2017), and to support
The price of gas has gone up for the 30th day in a row, and with it tempers are rising. Increased demand for public transportation is expected to continue into the spring [1]. The impact of high oil
Employees are not the ones who are making decisions. It may be difficult to get employees to want to try working from home, but the company will give employees the decision to work from home or continue working at the main work office; however, the company would prefer that the employees take a trial period to determine if it is something they really don't want to do.
motivated to obligating evil deeds. Power and wealth is desired by everyone, but what causes
As mentioned, big corporations had accumulated too much power and sway politically. For example, Governing California in the first 21st century
Because money people can become evil. So, we shouldn’t serious money, don’t let it dominate we
In the book, The Corporation Joel Bakan presents arguments, that corporations are nothing but institutional pathological psychopaths that are “a dangerous possessor of the great power it wields over people and societies.” Their main responsibility is maximizing profit for their stockholders and ignoring the means to achieve this goal, portrays them as “psychopathic.” Bakan argues that, corporations are psychopaths, corporate social responsibility is illegal, and that corporations are able to manipulate anyone, even the government.
The most common “evil” in the world is “Money”. Money is said to be “the
We live in the anarchic world, and have to gain access to power because it has an effect on decision making, tactics, and strategies. In Breaking Bad, Walter is a decent example. He does illegal business because he think it is the easiest way to get a lot of money, which is a symbol of economic value and social power. Although he knows that he might get caught, he is willing to take a risk. The reason that he turns to crime is to support his family. He knows that his time is running out. Thus, he tries to make as much money as possible to support his family for the future because after he passes away, money is the only valuable thing that he can left for his family. Another instance is Tuco. He demands more drug in order to make more money. In this case, he tries to be more powerful. If he has abundant of money, he can control his crews or buys many weapons as he
If these occurrences takes place on a regular basis, the company may rethink about having employees telecommute. Company rules should be explained in detail and very carefully so there will not be any misunderstandings.
In the book, The Corporation Joel Bakan, presents arguments: that corporations are nothing but institutional pathological psychopaths that are “a dangerous possessor of the great power it wields over people and societies.” Their main responsibility is maximizing profit for their stockholders and ignoring the means to achieve this goal. This in results portrays them as “psychopathic.” Bakan argues that: corporations are psychopaths, corporate social responsibility is illegal, and that corporations are able to manipulate anyone, even the government.
* Is it acceptable for corporations to use their considerable power tp shape government policy?