October 28, 2024
Alienation at Work
I never really understood why work done in
a state-owned company should be more or less alienating than work done in a
private company or for oneself.
Of course, there are jobs where we more easily feel fulfilled, such as teaching,
and others where we feel like mere cogs in a (alienating) mechanism, like the
famous assembly line.
However, it’s not that teaching in a private, public, or independent school
makes any difference in terms of satisfaction. Similarly, if I'm on the assembly
line (which no longer exists), I don’t see a difference whether the factory is
privately owned, state-owned, or even my own.
What can change is the pay and the well-being that comes with it.