Essay On Marx Alienation

Marx believed in objectification when it came to labor, or essentially the outside/visible things we create are the workings of our internal thoughts—in my job, this is seen when I program accounts for our call takers as I make the visible (the account the agent works from) by thinking internally what the way to get the best functionality of the account would be. Marx though had some other theories about labor such as how work is a material thing, i.e. we farm for the food, we dig for the oil, etc. Marx believed that labor transforms us in terms of what we need, our level of self-consciousness, and so on. Marx though thought of work as the human need to work due to their needs—this is relatable as I work because I need to money, I need the money because I have bills and because I am in college. There is though an interesting topic that pretty much every job has that Marx thought of—alienation. Alienation, according to Marx, is
The types of alienation I see are probably much like other call centers: my ideas are not what I end up producing, and I feel as though I am a number. Bureaucracy in my job is I (shift supervisor) send something to my boss for approval, who sends to her boss for approval, who sends to his boss for approval—this is not a very effective nor efficient way we run our operations. Does this change my investment in my job, not really as it is the people I work with that motivate me to return every day. I would say to combat others feeling alienated, I would increase their pay to increase their commitment to the job itself and also follow a restructure of management by getting rid of the bad apples and replacing with newer, more competent and understanding upper management. In conclusion, any workplace will have alienation and bureaucracy—you just have to look for it. Always be willing to take your ideas to the owners and present why you came up with