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Critical Perspectives on Management and Organisations (Coping strategies…
Critical Perspectives on Management and Organisations
Ideal Worker
Who is an 'Ideal Worker'
Expected to prioritise work
Social life comes second to work
always available
Richly rewarded if they succeed
What is professional identity
Expected: Employer's expectations and beliefs
Experienced: Personal expectations and beliefs
Conflict occurs when a workers experienced professional identity does not meet the ideal worker image
Can be linked with the rise in gender inequality in the workplace
Professional Identity
Expected to conform to ideal worker image
Employee expectations and beliefs vs. own experiences and beliefs
Organisational mechanisms of control
Structure of work
Always being available to employer
Prioritising work over life demands
Performance evaluation
Rewarding those who fulfil structure of work
Coping strategies
Passing
Intentional or accidental misrepresentation of membership in the favoured group
Revealing
Intentional or accidental disclosure of non-membership in the favoured group
Straying
Move away aimlessly from a group or the right course of action
Tools for straying
Personally altering the structure of work
Seeking assistance in restructuring work
Hiding or sharing personal information