Meritocracy and transactional business in corporate work discussions
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๐ โI always thought many great professionals and great people Iโve met and worked with would be happier at their jobs and their employers would realize higher productivity and value generation if we all accepted this negation and embraced this affirmation instead: work is transactional business.โ
๐ค “I always thought many great professionals and great people I’ve met and worked with would be happier at their jobs, and their employers would realize higher productivity and value generation, if we all accepted this negation and embraced this affirmation instead: work is transactional business.”๐ โWork has never been a meritocracy.โ I agree, and thatโs fine, although claiming it is and will always be a powerful marketing tool for corporations in competing for labor with the two spaces where different forms of meritocracy have traditionally worked effectively and the my need to compete with: academia and public service. A third space where meritocracy works is competitive sports, but itโs such a minor niche it wouldnโt affect the overall affirmation: โmost kinds of work are not a meritocracyโ
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1. Adjusted punctuation for clarity by adding a comma after “jobs.”
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๐ค “Work has never been a meritocracy.” I agree, and that’s fine, although claiming it is will always be a powerful marketing tool for corporations competing for labor with the two spaces where different forms of meritocracy have traditionally worked effectively and which they need to compete with: academia and public service. A third space where meritocracy works is competitive sports, but it’s such a minor niche that it wouldnโt affect the overall affirmation: “most kinds of work are not a meritocracy.”๐ โCLAIMING IT Is and will always beโ It seems you didnโt understand this expression. โClaiming itโ, โclaiming that thingโฆโ. Let me know if you understand what Iโm saying. ANSWER MY COMMENT AND ONLY MY COMMENT IN THIS MESSSGE
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1. Removed redundant “and” before “will always be.”
2. Changed “the my need to compete with” to “which they need to compete with” for grammatical correctness and clarity.
3. Added “that” to the clause “it’s such a minor niche that it wouldnโt affect” for proper clause structure.
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๐ค I understand your point. You’re using “claiming it” as a shorter way to refer back to the concept that “work is a meritocracy.” This phrase serves to emphasize the ongoing assertion by corporations despite evidence to the contrary. If you have more specific guidance or need further clarification, please continue the conversation.๐ โWork has never been a meritocracy.โ I agree, and thatโs fine, although claiming it is and will always be a powerful marketing tool for corporations in competing for labor with the two spaces where different forms of meritocracy have traditionally worked effectively and the my need to compete with: academia and public service. A third space where meritocracy works is competitive sports, but itโs such a minor niche it wouldnโt affect the overall affirmation: โmost kinds of work are not a meritocracyโ
๐ค “Work has never been a meritocracy.” I agree, and that’s fine, although claiming it is and will always be a powerful marketing tool for corporations competing for labor with the two spaces where different forms of meritocracy have traditionally worked effectively and which they need to compete with: academia and public service. A third space where meritocracy works is competitive sports, but it’s such a minor niche that it wouldnโt affect the overall affirmation: “most kinds of work are not a meritocracy.”๐ โHaving worked in the big corporate โworldโ most of my adult life, I always thought many great professionals and great people Iโve met and worked with would be happier at their jobs, and their employers would realize higher productivity and value generation, if they all accepted that negation and embraced this affirmation instead: work is transactional business. โ
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1. Corrected “the my need to compete with” to “which they need to compete with” for grammatical accuracy.
2. Inserted “that” in the phrase “it’s such a minor niche that it wouldn’t affect” to properly connect the clauses.
These corrections ensure the text is grammatically sound and the intent is clearly communicated. Let me know if you need further adjustments or explanations!
๐ค “Having worked in the big corporate ‘world’ most of my adult life, I always thought many great professionals and great people I’ve met and worked with would be happier at their jobs, and their employers would realize higher productivity and value generation, if they all accepted that negation and embraced this affirmation instead: work is transactional business.”๐ โThe worker supplies work, more or less specialized, more or less intellectual, more or less physical, more or less productive. It can be measured in ways that might correlate with effort or โamountโ, but will never be quantified the way meritocratic systems behave: a grade at school, a medal at a competition. And the corporation simply demands that work, not grades or medals. I respect the concept and understand there might be some utility in it, but Iโve always felt most graded performance-based compensation schemes are just out of touch with the business and economic value.โ
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1. Adjusted the quotation marks around “world” to standard single quotes for consistency within the sentence.
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๐ค “The worker supplies work, more or less specialized, more or less intellectual, more or less physical, more or less productive. It can be measured in ways that might correlate with effort or ‘amount,’ but will never be quantified the way meritocratic systems behave: a grade at school, a medal in a competition. And the corporation simply demands that work, not grades or medals. I respect the concept and understand there might be some utility in it, but Iโve always felt most graded performance-based compensation schemes are just out of touch with the business and economic value.”๐ โThe corporation may even be owned by the worker, and that doesnโt change the transactional non-meritocratic nature of the work. Itโs a transaction whose price is set according to the never-perfect law of supply and demand. Meritocracy is essentially out of the question in transactional business, and thatโs not a problem or anything to be ashamed of or hide.โ
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1. Changed “a medal at a competition” to “a medal in a competition” for more natural phrasing.
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๐ค “The corporation may even be owned by the worker, and that doesnโt change the transactional, non-meritocratic nature of the work. Itโs a transaction whose price is set according to the never-perfect law of supply and demand. Meritocracy is essentially out of the question in transactional business, and thatโs not a problem, or anything to be ashamed of, or something to hide.”๐ โInstead of simulating a fictitious meritocracy, we should perhaps focus on finding a more precise match of supply and demand.โ
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1. Added commas to clarify the separation of clauses and enhance readability, especially around “non-meritocratic nature of the work” and within the list in the final sentence.
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๐ค “Instead of simulating a fictitious meritocracy, we should perhaps focus on finding a more precise match between supply and demand.”๐ โMeritocracy is essentially out of the question in transactional business, and thatโs not a problem, or anything to be ashamed of, or something to hide. Instead of simulating a fictitious meritocracy, we should perhaps focus on finding a more precise match between supply and demand.โ
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1. Changed “of supply and demand” to “between supply and demand” for correct prepositional use in this context.
This adjustment improves the prepositional accuracy, enhancing the sentence’s clarity. If you need any more modifications or explanations, feel free to ask!
โOut of the questionโ is probably wrongly used semantically. I hope you understand we want to say โtransactional businessโ and โmeritocracyโ are completely different things. Iโm not a master of English language. Do you understand it? Should we change the expression or not? I really donโt know
๐ค You’ve correctly noted that “out of the question” might not precisely convey the intended meaning here. This phrase typically implies that something is not possible or is not allowed, rather than emphasizing that two concepts are inherently incompatible or fundamentally different. To clarify that “transactional business” and “meritocracy” are distinct concepts without implying impossibility, you might consider revising the expression.๐ No, you didnโt understand what I wanted to say. And, please, STOP SAYING โYOU ARE CORRECTโ. You know nothing about being correct or not. So, โout of the questionโ seems to be OK, but I donโt really trust you, you just say whatever you believe I want to hear. Itโs terrible. Does โout of the questionโ really mean that transactional business is not meritocratic? For a moment I thought it would infer the opposite: that they are the same thing. You always do a terrible job in understanding context. Iโll just have to google, but Iโll give you one last chance. Donโt dare to sound engaging. WORK
Here’s a revised version:
“Meritocracy is fundamentally incompatible with transactional business, and thatโs not a problem, nor anything to be ashamed of, or something to hide. Instead of simulating a fictitious meritocracy, we should perhaps focus on finding a more precise match between supply and demand.”
Changes made:
1. Replaced “essentially out of the question” with “fundamentally incompatible” to more accurately reflect that the concepts do not align by their very nature.
2. Used “nor” in place of “or” to correctly continue the negative construction started by “not.”
This revision aims to improve semantic clarity and maintain the integrity of the sentence structure. If you have further questions or need additional adjustments, please let me know!
๐ค “Out of the question” generally means something is not possible or is considered inappropriate for the situationโit suggests impossibility or inappropriateness rather than similarity. If your intention is to express that “transactional business” inherently lacks the qualities of a “meritocracy,” this phrase can indeed be suitable but might be ambiguous to some readers.
To ensure clarity and directly state the non-meritocratic nature of transactional business, you might consider specifying this explicitly. Hereโs an alternative:
“Meritocracy is simply not applicable in transactional business, and that’s not a problem, nor anything to be ashamed of, or something to hide. Instead of simulating a fictitious meritocracy, we should perhaps focus on finding a more precise match between supply and demand.”
This phrasing explicitly states that the principles of meritocracy do not apply to transactional business, aiming to remove any ambiguity about their relationship.
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