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--- Jan Henning <jan -at- jhenning -dot- de> wrote:
> > He/She who signs the checks makes the rules. Been that way since just
> > about the
> > time apes grew thumbs.
>
> This is an oversimplification with limit usefullness.
>
> First of all, you should say "...makes some of the rules". You cannot
> flog your employees, you cannot elect not to pay them (Except in very
> limited circumstances), etc. etc. In other words: The employer-employee
> relationship is embedded in an external framework of overriding rules.
Sure. There are laws that prevent some actions. But basically, when it comes to
the job and expectations, the company (and the boss) gets to set those
expectations and rules. You can either obey them or challenge them. If you
challenge them, you run the risk of being handed your hat.
Andrew Plato
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