That’s Just the Way It Is

The current hierarchal structure of the work place and the integration of automation opens the market for new paradigms. The possible restructuring gives light to job sets that might have otherwise been overlooked before. Versatility, creativity, and maneuverability will be regarded as important job skills to have in the technological age. In a balanced work place all players contribute, are compensated for, and learn all aspects of the job. This strengthens the communication, procedures, and experiences of everybody on the team. In the book Networked: The New Social Operating System, authors Lee Rainie and Barry Wellman place high importance in the roll of the manager’s position. Saying they handle transaction costs, discover new options, and make and enforce agreements. Because the more people the more agreements must be made. These claims are outdated. Work platforms like socialism, management applications and software tools like Trello, and software development process tools for managing like SCRUM (AGILE) will replace the manager position or lessen its role significantly.   

So why is there this insistence of hierarchy in the workplace? Anytime I start talking this way comments about my existence in some egalitarian optimistic fantasy pick up. My favorite is the gentle brush off with a chuckle and “that’s just the way it is.” That’s when I say, “Some things will never change.” “Buh nuh nah, Buh nuh nah, Buh nuh nah that’s just the way it is.”