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job loss"Although [Dan Pink] did cite the use of long-term temporary workers at companies like Microsoft as examples of a problem, not a promising new trend, he exaggerated the extent to which short-term employment and self-employment were voluntary. After all, how many downsized executives, professionals, and technicians describe themselves as 'consultants,' rather than as job hunters, because admitting they were laid off sounds perilously close to labeling themselves 'losers'?" (p. 53)
respect"If you poured your energy into your work, then your employer had better show you some gratitude and allow you some discretion to do your job the best way you knew how. That deal might be described as 'trading commitment for respect'..." (p. 84)
organization man"In his 1956 bestseller The Organization Man, the business journalist William Whyte described the technicians, the professionals, and the middle managers who worked for large organizations, sacrificing their individuality and often their integrity to become team players. Anything that made people stand out, even excessive competence and creativity, was discouraged." (p. 51)
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