Workers establish their own norms that blunt management speed-up tactics

Evidence

It is still very much the case that attempts to speed up or intensify labour processes spark some of the strongest and bitterest of struggles between labour and management. Stratagems such as piece-work or production bonuses can only ever be counted partial successes from the standpoint of management, because workers frequently establish their own work norms that in turn regulate the rate for the job. — David Harvey, The Condition of Postmodernity, 1478

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Workers derive status from their power to disrupt and survive the economy; Workers accept dominant economic narratives while acting oppositionally locally; Algorithmic management strips workers of any human authority to contest discipline — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 119 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Workers derive status from their power to disrupt and survive the economy #expands (0.78)
• Workers accept dominant economic narratives while acting oppositionally locally #qualifies (0.75)