Tuesday, May 24, 2005

An interesting experiment on gender. Ignoring nature vs nurture for the moment, I was intrigued by his comments on what this could mean for companies of the future. I have this feeling, and it's just a feeling, that America's current white-collar work environment can't last. Just as individuals work themselves into the grave, so can a society, and that seems like our current vector. It's interesting that casual dress and free food and all our other perquisites are pretty much carrots to make us forget long workweeks. I've been fortunate (or obstinate) enough to avoid jobs that average 60 hours a week, but everyone seems to be expected to do it sometimes. Maybe at some point we'll remember that it is people, not corporations, that drive productivity and growth. And people are made to do so much more than earn money.

Kind of a rambling mishmash there - I'll try to clarify later.
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