Corporate Reins

REINING THEM IN

Large corporations are taking over the world and our lives. More and more stories are popping up in the media where these conglomerates are being shown up for being the out of control, soulless organisations they are. They need to be restrained.

Reading Noam Chomsky's book 'Understanding Power', I've learned how we've allowed these organisations to control government, media & education. It feels hopeless to be able to change the balance of power but many still continue to conform. However, there comes a point where enough is enough, so a revolution is sure to happen as this tipping point is reached in the not too distant future.

As I look for new books on Amazon - I find it increasingly harder to support this organisation now I see how they are treating their workers. This information on how workers are being treated, is readily available on the internet. It's clear that Amazon is not alone in failing to uphold it's bogus 'principles' as a moral leader in the corporate arena.

The truth, taken from this extensive piece in the NYT is that everyone is so caught up in the corporate push to deliver more and more, that it's of little wonder that anyone has time to consider/assess their health or even have the time & energy to get out from a harmful work environment. Workers likely continue through fear that the grass will be no greener on the other side of the fence.

The following excerpt taken from the NYT report, rings true for me after witnessing similar treatment working at another large corporation, News International (News UK) - "The NYT article prominently features anecdotes describing shockingly callous management practises, including people being treated without empathy while enduring family tragedies and serious health problems."  Thankfully, some people are now coming forward at Amazon Anonymous to let the world know how they are being unfairly treated.

It won't be too long before other large organisations are flagged up and held responsible for callous behaviour to their employees and measures taken to curb shareholder pressure for growth in exchange for worker's health. The tide is turning as more focus on supporting our workers will follow the investigations into tax evasion and other unethical practises going on in the UK, I'm sure.