Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 14:47:56 -0600
From: Sandi & Scott Spaeth <vespags-AT-stlnet.com>
Subject: Re: The Dirty Jobs...


At 12:36 AM 2/22/99 PST, Ben B. wrote:

>I'd guess there would be some kind of divisoin of labour remaining in 
>anarchist society because people obviously have prefrences about what 
>they'd like to be doing and if everyone tried to do a bit of everything 
>they'd find themselves working twice as long as they need to. However I 
>do agree that it wouldn't be so clearly defined as certain people being 
>say a teacher or a fisherman. Most people instead of chosing a 'courier' 
>may perform a combination of tasks that satisfies themselves and at the 
>same time satisfy the people around them ('community')and acording to 
>thier skills . But this wouldn't mean an end to division of labour but 
>just a less rigid form of it.
>

When I say division-of-labor, I'm thinking primarily of the Taylor system
that has been put into effect in many workplaces during this century where
jobs are broken down into maximum efficiency and minimal skill
requirements.  It's what justifies the existance of managerial hierarchy,
because somebody has to able able to see "the bigger picture" and so on up
the ladder.  Something similar also goes for the artificial specializations
of 'professionals'.

Or something like that.

cheers,
Scott
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