been done or view entire documents while they are being worked on.Furthermore, this has led to a less personal work relationship between a supervisor and his employees.Critical AnalysisAfter reading these chapters what struck me most was the way Barbara Garson portrayed how professional jobs are becoming more and more automated. It is shocking how jobs such as social workers have evolved to become so routenized. I believe there is a parallel with education in colleges or universities and the job market. As a student I have found that many classes offered at UCD (except for Sociology 159 and other Humanities classes) do not allow for critical thinking. What I mean here is that most classes rely on material and thinking processes that are not of the student’s origin. For instance science classes require analytical thinking, yet these trains of thought are not original they are merely learned through applied exercise generated by other scholars. Therefore, I feel there is a general lack in critical thinking or trying to look at things different from the norm. I believe being able to think this way is an important privilege and duty of every citizen in a society. The work of Emanuel Kant shows the necessity of critical and independent thought. If we can not think for ourselves someone else will do it for us and might abuse our rights as free citizens.I am drawing this comparison between work and school because I think there might be a reason why we are not taught critical thinking at universities. Possibly we are already being trained to follow guidelines and regulations prematurely before we enter the professional work force. This way we will adapt to the regulated work environment easier and become “productive” citizens. I am not trying to say that I do not believe in rules or laws, but rules that only benefit profit maximization of corporations and other large companies cannot possibly benefit the interest of the empl...
