On Being At Work
The Social Construction of the Employee
Business & Finance, Career Planning & Job Hunting, Labor, Business Reference
| Author: | Nancy Harding | ISBN: | 9781136763953 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | October 28, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Nancy Harding |
| ISBN: | 9781136763953 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | October 28, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Inspired by the work of the philosopher Judith Butler, influenced by Marx’s theory of alienation and intrigued by theories of death, this book develops an anti-methodological approach to studying working lives. Distinctions are drawn between labour (the tasks we do in our jobs) and work (self-making activities that are carried out at the workplace): between the less than human, zombie-like laborer and the working human self. Nancy Harding argues that the experience of being at work is one in which the insistence on practising one’s humanity always provides a counter-point to organisational demands.
Inspired by the work of the philosopher Judith Butler, influenced by Marx’s theory of alienation and intrigued by theories of death, this book develops an anti-methodological approach to studying working lives. Distinctions are drawn between labour (the tasks we do in our jobs) and work (self-making activities that are carried out at the workplace): between the less than human, zombie-like laborer and the working human self. Nancy Harding argues that the experience of being at work is one in which the insistence on practising one’s humanity always provides a counter-point to organisational demands.
