But that question, too, is not quite answered. And she tapped into an extensive network of unhappy workers who rail against employers in Internet chat rooms and on anticorporate Web sites. By the end of the book, she even injects a note of optimism that workers are beginning to find ways to speak out and stand up for themselves. Meanwhile, there is no widespread rebellion in corporate America, and one suspects that a whole separate group of these workers is relatively content. They continue commuting to their offices because they are getting what they need from these jobs.
Most corporations provide medical benefits and pension plans.
Many still pay for employees to get advanced degrees and offer college scholarships to their children. Lots of corporate jobs also give employees real opportunities to develop their professional skills. Although the benefits of corporate life have shrunk compared with what they were in the 1960s, it's still a gravy train by any measure. In addition, companies often provide employees with prestige, purposefulness, and a sense of accomplishment. Since American culture glamorizes hard work, it's common for people in the first half of their careers to one-up each other on how late they stay at the office.