In choosing what type of business you want to work for, there are some things to consider. Family businesses may offer a more relaxed working environment, but there are somethings that small business owners just can't offer. Corporations often come with a 401K plan along with dental and/or health insurance. In terms of job security, the corporation is probably equally matched with a smaller business. In a family restaurant, or something of the like, that particular business could go under due to competition. All of that pressure is on the shoulders of the owner. In an organization, job security is minimal as well even though you're more likely to lose your job due to cutbacks than an expired lease.
In Natasha Werther's case, I feel that what makes Kinko's "a nasty old corporation" (77) is the fact that their lack of morals is so profound that it extends to their employees. Werther even says that the biggest issue at Kinko's is making sure that their employees don't steal from them. Maybe the constant surveillance makes the employees want to act out; maybe the cameras are there to keep certain people from acting out. In the long run, it probably doesn't matter anyway, because employees steal from the company anyway. They steal supplies from the store for personal projects.
Corporations make exploitation seem permissible and, in turn, they breed employees that find it permissible as well. The corporation thinks only of itself and its employees think only for themselves. But is this the fault of the corporation or that of the people?
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