Post by mgm on Oct 21, 2017 0:14:57 GMT
When I was younger I used to work in a store that was in an old building down on queen street. It was a retail store that kept its stock in the basement of the building down to which the employees had to venture frequently to retrieve items for their sales.
The problem with the basement was that there were racoons down there - big ones! - both alive and rotting. The employees were concerned for their safety and health, but at the same time many didn’t want to push the issue too hard for fear of getting in the bosses ‘bad books’ or even losing their job. So, many employees were faced with this issue to either do what they were told by management - go down into the basement and retrieve stock, even though it was clearly not safe - or protest and refuse, but risk their jobs in the process.
Believe it or not, most employees continued to go down into the basement, doing so as quickly and as carefully as possible. I think that most of them felt the group pressure to do so and didn’t want to be the only guy who refused and be singled out by management and labelled as a “trouble-maker”. It was easier to just go along with the group, despite the risks, then to stand up on your own and push back. There was also a culture of fear in that work environment that was perpetuated by management; employees were constantly made to feel on edge and fearful for their jobs, and this most definitely played a part in the decision to conform to the authority.
It didn’t take long, about a week or so, for a huge racoon to surface and make his way onto the sales floor, running amuck amongst screaming customers and employees. This led to a visit from the health inspector which eventually resulted in the safe removal of the remaining racoons.
The problem with the basement was that there were racoons down there - big ones! - both alive and rotting. The employees were concerned for their safety and health, but at the same time many didn’t want to push the issue too hard for fear of getting in the bosses ‘bad books’ or even losing their job. So, many employees were faced with this issue to either do what they were told by management - go down into the basement and retrieve stock, even though it was clearly not safe - or protest and refuse, but risk their jobs in the process.
Believe it or not, most employees continued to go down into the basement, doing so as quickly and as carefully as possible. I think that most of them felt the group pressure to do so and didn’t want to be the only guy who refused and be singled out by management and labelled as a “trouble-maker”. It was easier to just go along with the group, despite the risks, then to stand up on your own and push back. There was also a culture of fear in that work environment that was perpetuated by management; employees were constantly made to feel on edge and fearful for their jobs, and this most definitely played a part in the decision to conform to the authority.
It didn’t take long, about a week or so, for a huge racoon to surface and make his way onto the sales floor, running amuck amongst screaming customers and employees. This led to a visit from the health inspector which eventually resulted in the safe removal of the remaining racoons.