Modern Work Borrows Deeply From, Um, Slavery

No one should say "modern work is slavery," because it's not -- although it can often feel like compensated indentured servitude. But have you kicked historical tires?

We might get emotionally whipped in our jobs, but in general there is not physical abuse in white-collar workplaces. (I fully realize there are thousands — if not more — of enslaved people in the world doing the work of others, but that isn’t really the topic of this particular post.)

Also: we get compensated, and often very well. Another big difference.

The longer answer to this question of the tie between modern work and slavery is more nuanced.

This article from Boston Review about the ties between managerial development and slavery has been making some rounds. There are a lot of good parts to it, so read the whole thing if you can. This part stood out to me: