“The tone and fibre of our society depend upon a pervasive, almost universal striving for good performance.” – Gardner
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This is what they’re feeding us at work. Mostly our thoughts of the day are about the desirability of pleasing customers. But now we’re getting into the morality of pleasing customers: economic productivity as religion.
I repeat: Mammon makes a very good employer…
[originally transmitted by e-mail October 17, 2002]