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[NOTE: Following on last weeks post about post-work future, thought I’d set the table on where we are and seem to be headed in the short term.]
We started talking about warriors, giggers and bots as the workforce of the emerging future a few years back. I spoke fondly and perhaps a bit wistfully of the warriors as a shrinking breed with their strong devotion to the organizational cause; that they would be increasingly giving way to the transactional giggers and of course the bots. Their heroic dedication in an era where fewer and fewer seem to really care about work (or anything for that matter) was laudable. They kept the fire burning, shouldering the burden – the engine of the train that the giggers and bots hitched on to and kept organizations moving.
I wonder, though, if I missed something? I definitely had the declining numbers right, but was it really the organization that the warriors were dedicated to? Or was it really the work itself? More and more, I inclined to think it is the work itself.
Many, if not most, organizations are not treating their people very well. Layoffs are continuous, workloads are growing, pay and benefits shrinking in pursuit of “efficiency” and “productivity.” In a recent conversation we discussed whether the social contract is breaking or broken.
The point here tonight is that I’m hearing even the warriors being down on work. It goes something like “I love the work, but… “ Anyone find themselves saying something like this, or have you already converted to being a transactional giggers, or have you been replaced by bots?
These developments may be actually be “good news” for After Capitalism, specifically the Non-Workers Paradise, as we look for alternatives to the current bad situation. Nonetheless, I hope that we can make the transition in a smart, proactive way rather than from breakdown or collapse. We need the passion of warriors to make this happen! – Andy Hines
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