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Tech start-up hysteria notwithstanding, the institutional disposition has thus settled: ''calm the hell down, everyone. We’ve got this''. There’s nothing to see: this is ''not'' a new normal. ''Old'' normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. ''Do not adjust your mindset.'' | Tech start-up hysteria notwithstanding, the institutional disposition has thus settled: ''calm the hell down, everyone. We’ve got this''. There’s nothing to see: this is ''not'' a new normal. ''Old'' normal service will be resumed as soon as possible. ''Do not adjust your mindset.'' | ||
''Au contraire''. For [[the new normal]] is ''precisely'' the thing for which our friends in [[human resources]] have been carelessly wishing for thirty years. It is the logical conclusion of management’s generational push, in the name of [[cost reduction]], to deprecate the office experience for the employee. | ''Au contraire''. | ||
For [[the new normal]] is ''precisely'' the thing for which our friends in [[human resources]] have been carelessly wishing for thirty years. It is the logical conclusion of management’s generational push, in the name of [[cost reduction]], to deprecate the office experience for the employee. | |||
For the [[employment contract]] is a two-sided affair. The employee delivers a work product, but her consideration is a more subtle and nuanced thing than mere money. It is the status, facility, and eminence that a professional occupation bestows. It is a sense of ''progression''. There is a deal, that is to say, and institutions have been reneging on it for thirty years. | For the [[employment contract]] is a two-sided affair. The employee delivers a work product, but her consideration is a more subtle and nuanced thing than mere money. It is the status, facility, and eminence that a professional occupation bestows. It is a sense of ''progression''. There is a deal, that is to say, and institutions have been reneging on it for thirty years. | ||