Suits

Is corporate life taking over your world?

If you have a work owned mobile phone, blackberry or notebook computer - chances are work isn't just a 9 to 5 thing. Increasingly work is becoming more flexible, we're working more and more from home, from the train, from the cafe around the corner... Some of this is good - I mean - you can be at the beach and be at work... but at the same time it can mean that even when you don't WANT to be at work - you're at work... parties, dinners, hot dates... And while the corporate world tries to put a homely, friendly spin on all this flexibility - they're engineering more and more profitability and less and less long term commitment to their staff... "I'm afraid for corporate reasons you're no longer compatible with our values and systems, it's been great having you, we love your work and you've made us bazillions of bucks, but goodbye and here's the minimum we have to legally pay you (thank you Mr Howard), good luck. Brutus will escort you to the door, your phone, car, notebook, lifestyle and keys please?"

When will corporations recognise the value of their employees and make a real commitment to staff ahead of shareholders? Sure, some staff need shaping up or shipping out, but why is the commitment to greed and not human endeavour and progress? Surely profitability will improve when staff actually feel empowered and enjoy their working environment? Find me a company that cares - and doesn't need a spin doctoring consultancy to tell them how to look like they do it - and let's support it, help it to grow and replicate it to make a real difference in the world.