t believes that this characteristic of saving for future happiness is supported by the structures on which his work rests. The bureaucratic pyramid, keeping people in a rigid structure, allowing mobility in set ways and requiring specific unchanging sets of responsibility gives people a template with which they can organize their lives. Enrico knows when, where and for how long he is supposed to work. This predictability allows him to plan for the future in longer terms than, as we will see with his son, Rico, becomes more difficult with a "no long term" attitude. Knowing that he will receive a paycheck regularly and not having expectations of change support the patient character of Enrico.
             Rico, having received the tangible benefits of his father's work ethic, has entered the work realm at a time when the structure of a pyramid bureaucracy has given way to a less restrictive network, in which the locus if power is less defined and more removed from the worker's immediate experience. Rico is one example of a new generation of workers that survive by moving across the network as needed. But as the workers navigate the web, so does the "concentration without centralization" of power that helps dictate Rico's ability to predict his future and lay down the beginnings of a narrative that will give his life meaning. This lack of direct meaning in Rico's work life causes a certain degree of
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