#20: The Workplace Under Capitalism

The Entry Level Left Podcast

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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

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