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Critical Perspectives on Management and Organisations ('Professional…
Critical Perspectives on Management and Organisations
'Ideal worker'
The move towards a 24/7/365 work cycle, employees expect to prioritise work ahead of family, personal needs and even health
An 'ideal worker' is one who is totally committed to an always available to fulfil his or her work duties
Employees who embrace this expectation is richly rewarded, especially those performing professional or managerial jobs
'Professional identity'
Role identities compromise of goals, values, beliefs, norms, interaction styles and time horizons associated with a given goal
Expected
Employer expectations and beliefs
Experienced
Own expectations and beliefs
Organisations expect their workers to conform to the ideal worker image
Organisational mechanisms
Structure of work
The successful performance of the professional role been contingent upon always prioritising work demands over all other life demands and therefore always being available to the employer
Performance evaluations
Reinforcing the above structure of work by rewarding those who fulfil such 'expected' professional identity requirements
Coping Strategies
Passing
Personally altering the structure of work
Working on internal projects to reduce travel time
Working from home
The intentional or accidental misrepresentation of membership in the favoured group
Revealing
Seeking assistance in restructuring work
Applying for reduced work
Seeking parental or carer's leave
Intentional or accidental disclosure of non membership in the favoured group
Factors influencing the use of passing or revealing