Power shifted because knowledge and ideas could no longer be controlled. During the past decade digital communication has changed the world in a similar manner. Government, media and big business no longer control information. Many attribute the collapse of Eastern Europe to the inability of the state to control information. Now most communication is electronic.
Most employers distribute complicated benefit booklet to new employees.
Some provide certificates showing the amount of coverage and beneficiary. Few explain benefits to new employees or hold annual information meetings. Few provide annual compensation statements. Opportunities Benefits are intangible and can not be touched or easily understood. Yet most employers give each employee an insurance company booklet for the life and health coverage and booklet and pamphlets for the retirement savings benefits that few people even read.