The Entry Level Left Podcast

#20: The Workplace Under Capitalism


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1:10: Why do we work in the first place?

 

13:40: Right to work laws defund and disempower unions.

 

19:00: Bourgeois law formalizes the elevation of business over human life.

 

25:30: The American economy is built on fairy tales and lies.

 

28:45: The business owner-operator as a vector of neoliberal ideology

 

30:30: Economies of scale and the decline of small business https://bit.ly/35fcIlC

 

31:10: What is company culture and what are the limitations imposed by capital?

 

32:20: Samsung chairman gets 18 months for union busting https://tcrn.ch/3bQHq75

 

33:20: A third of employees have been employed by a gig service. https://bit.ly/3bQaE66

 

38:05: What are some common gripes about applying for jobs?

 

39:00: Gender, sex, and racial disparities in the hiring process https://pewrsr.ch/2YjinGa

 

42:30: Capitalism incentivizes discrimination and ableism in the hiring process.

 

56:40: Work doesn’t necessarily stop when you clock out. 

 

57:30: How does your identity intersect with the workplace?

 

1:04:30: You’re more likely to be depressed without a job https://bit.ly/2VOQdRK

 

 

 

Music produced by @southpointe__ on Instagram

Remix by comrade Phil Buck - nematoderecords.com

 

 

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