Even after nationalizing the fast food chains, our large sodas are still 32 oz. and our burgers are still twice as big as any in other countries...even if they are made of fake meat.
Train stations have rest stops reminiscent of the truck stops/gas stations of antiquity where you can still get a fucking 60 oz soda. Trains have cupholders to accommodate.
Sort of related, it would be interesting to see a fast-food chain that operates as a sort of networked chain of cooperatives, where profits and decision making would be split between the individual franchises and the larger national chain. The national level fund could also provide start up costs for groups of workers who want to organize a new franchise, making it much easier for a group of workers to get started.
Been kinda using that idea to plant little seeds in some of my coworkers. We know better on a store level what needs done but our boss's boss's boss makes the decisions because they have a fancy title. They decided, for example, that we're getting rid of orange juice because it doesn't sell in most stores. But, when the customers at our store that buy it every day bitch, the top banana isn't gonna hear it and won't get in trouble for the bad survey. Small example, but the kids I work with are pretty well indoctrinated into capitalist hierarchy bullshit. Little things like that make them think.
We know better on a store level what needs done but our boss’s boss’s boss makes the decisions because they have a fancy title.
Yep. I see this at my work all the time as well. It's one of many reasons imo why a proper socialist system would be far more efficient than the current capitalist system. Cohesion is important, but autonomy for front line workers and their constant feedback to the larger organization would be pretty big step up from what currently exists in most large corporations. It's also probably part of the reason why worker cooperatives tend to be more productive than normal companies.
Even after nationalizing the fast food chains, our large sodas are still 32 oz. and our burgers are still twice as big as any in other countries...even if they are made of fake meat.
Train stations have rest stops reminiscent of the truck stops/gas stations of antiquity where you can still get a fucking 60 oz soda. Trains have cupholders to accommodate.
Sort of related, it would be interesting to see a fast-food chain that operates as a sort of networked chain of cooperatives, where profits and decision making would be split between the individual franchises and the larger national chain. The national level fund could also provide start up costs for groups of workers who want to organize a new franchise, making it much easier for a group of workers to get started.
Been kinda using that idea to plant little seeds in some of my coworkers. We know better on a store level what needs done but our boss's boss's boss makes the decisions because they have a fancy title. They decided, for example, that we're getting rid of orange juice because it doesn't sell in most stores. But, when the customers at our store that buy it every day bitch, the top banana isn't gonna hear it and won't get in trouble for the bad survey. Small example, but the kids I work with are pretty well indoctrinated into capitalist hierarchy bullshit. Little things like that make them think.
Yep. I see this at my work all the time as well. It's one of many reasons imo why a proper socialist system would be far more efficient than the current capitalist system. Cohesion is important, but autonomy for front line workers and their constant feedback to the larger organization would be pretty big step up from what currently exists in most large corporations. It's also probably part of the reason why worker cooperatives tend to be more productive than normal companies.