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Subject: Workplace Pressure. The payoff

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Date Posted: 13:01:42 01/11/04 Sun

Thanks so much for your enlightening responses. I've been
looking deeply at this problem. One of the things the
managment does to manipulate us is to bring in food:
Donuts etc, especially when they're getting ready to give
us even more work.

Another observation: our staff consists of a majority
of people who are 1st generation Asians. They are extremely happy to have a job(which I can understand). But
they will put up with anything because 1) from a cultural
standpoint,"you don't speak up to management".And 2) somehow they view working together and experiencing pain together is "being family" .

I've asked them about this and they admit: in their
respective countries it's not unusual for people to
work 6 days per week. And in regard to this attitude
that "we are family" some of the insights I've received
is: Well we're here 8 hrs or more per day and besides
I don't like being at home( in many of their families
there are many other relatives living at home)

Please understand me: Not all "asians" are this way. But
I explored this concept from a cultural viewpoint with
them.

One of the things I find interesting is how much family
life and culture plays in attitudes toward work. And
how people can exploit this.

Anyway you guys have been great in your responses and
I know I've got to understand and realize how important
it is to give up resentment and work at my own pace.

Thankyou

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