The Excuse Factory
Autor Walter Olsonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 sep 2007
From the merely annoying, like the chronically late secretary, to the extremely dangerous, like the alcoholic airline pilot, Olson shows how the legal system coddles those who least deserve it. In the name of protecting victims of discrimination with laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act and the 1991 Civil Rights Act, we have made it tremendously difficult just to get people to do their jobs.
Olson gives eloquent voice to this mounting workplace crisis. As the corporate environment degenerates to the lowest common denominator, the frustration and anger among the majority of workers who do pull their own weight is palpable. Enshrining mediocrity in the workplace imposes high costs on society -- costs reflected in lost jobs, lost wages, reduced safety, and rising aggravation.
The Excuse Factory will spur outrage and spark a national debate about the role of government in the workplace. Olson's exposé is certain to shake up the legal industry, rattle government regulators, and cause thousands of workers and managers to nod in vigorous agreement.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781416576235
ISBN-10: 1416576231
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Editura: Free Press
ISBN-10: 1416576231
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Editura: Free Press
Cuprins
CONTENTS
Introduction
PART I: TENURE TRACK
1. Hiring Hell
2. Tenure Track
3. All Protected Now
4. Fear of Flirting
PART II: THE AGE OF ACCOMMODATION
5. Mistaken Identity
6. The Age of Accommodation
7. Accommodating Demons
8. Surprise Farewells
PART III: THE EXCUSE FACTORY
9. The Excuse Factory
10. Dropping the Stretcher
11. The New Meaning of Competence
PART IV: KID GLOVES AND BRASS KNUCKLES
12. Kid Gloves and Brass Knuckles
13. Why Business Will Miss Unions
14. Workplace Cleansing
PART V: THE TERMS OF COOPERATION
15. Our Scofflaw Bosses
16. Secure in What?
17. The Terms of Cooperation
Acknowledgments
Source Notes
Index
Notă biografică
Walter Olson is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor to Reason magazine. He is author of the widely acclaimed The Litigation Explosion: What Happened When America Unleashed the Lawsuit.