To understand Rinehart's claim about work and alienation, we must first have a clear understanding of the definition of the two terms. According to Rinehart, "Work has always had a profound impact on the lives of those who perform it." (Rinehart, p1). It can offer a sense of accomplishment or meaninglessness (pride or shame) depending on the view we have on the tasks involved. Presuming the type of work you do, it will affect the way in which you spend your free time (Rinehart, p1). The second term we must clearly understand is alienation. The development of this term can be credited to Karl Marx, "who used it to describe and interpret the organization of work that emerged with the industrial capitalism." (Rinehart, p11). In Rinehart's book, The Tyranny of Work, he refers to alienation as "…a condition in which individuals have little or no control over (a) the purposes and products of the labour process, (b) the overall organization of the workplace, and (c) the immediate work process itself." (p14). In order to evaluate the argument contained in the Rinehart text (The Tyranny of Work), I will compare my work experience with the three major sources of alienated labour and conclude that with my experience of work, it suppo

Among people who do hold jobs, self-esteem is differently distributed along the occupational spectrum (Rinehart, p. The last major source of alienation, according to Rinehart, is the division of labour. The first one is the concentration of the means of production in the hands of a small but dominant class. At Pitney Bowes the distribution and use of land is regulated to only those departments that are profitable. I am given my own office space, which includes three walls, a desk with a computer and a phone (with voice mail built in), and a chair. rts Rinehart's claims about work and alienation. My job would be classified under white-collar traditional services, which operates in domestic and local markets. An example of this can been seen in those who participate in volunteer jobs, and those who have careers in health care, teaching and social work. For (b) the overall organization of the workplace is designed for the owners to take whatever steps necessary for the highest profits, even at the expense of the workers. This atmosphere can be viewed in Rinehart's idea when he states, "In their drive to generate profits and expand capital, employers strive to keep wages low, introduce labour-replacing machinery, speed up, routinize, and control work. Nor do we have say on how the product should be marketed or produced. Just to list a few, these are my daily procedures; I come in to my office and turn on my computer, log in to my software and start making calls or taking calls. People choose to maintain one's self by working because ""unemployment erodes personal relationships and creates feelings of disorientation, despair, and worthlessness. For most people, work is done for an economic purpose. For (a) the purposes of the labour process is for profits of owners, and the products of the labour are determined by the owners not the workers.