As the small guy continued to get pushed out and the small businesses became a thing of the past the game changed.
It is all about the short game now.
Back then the owners, managers and those “ in charge “ were playing the long game, they were building a business that they wanted to not only retire in but they also wanted those that worked there to stay and retire there too.
Back then they invested in their employees and cared for them because that was not only the right and moral thing to do it was how they were able to sustain the business.
Today most work for a chain store or a conglomerate of board members that are charged to raise the stock levels so they can resell , they are investing in the money and turnover not the people.
In the short game the person is not relevant, you are replaceable, a chess piece for the people that are running the business to achieve their “ number”.
Most likely the people that are your bosses are not in control themselves, they too are chess pieces for the “money “ at the top.
You can not stop progress , I am sure the work world I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s was quite different from my fathers in the 40’s and 50’s but I do think mine was the last generation for many things.
-Working and dedicating yourself to a job that you could retire in and having the owner that knew “you “ is the biggest change.
-Being able to “shut down” is another huge change, with technology came the computer and the cell phone and an umbilical cord to our jobs that has us in constant work mode to the very people that now will have little or no loyalty to us because we are all so expendable and are their chess pieces in their short game.
Through it all our best hope is that we remember what is truly important and who and what you want to show your loyalty to.
Work hard and do your best but find the time to “shut down” and find peace and happiness in your family and the simple pleasures of things around you.
That is “your” long game.
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