Sawyer Ohman

CMM110-A

10/12/23

Journal #11

(PGS 213-214)

This passage primarily made me very curious about the organizations that I am aware of that could be thought of as machines or cultures. I primarily thought of the United States of America. We have our own culture one could argue but within our borders we have thousands of individual cultures interacting with each other. Furthermore I thought of the American military forces. This is an organization of different branches of our military but it is thought of as a machine of destruction by much of the world. It has a small culture within the U.S. but the organization has negative connotations as a machine. 

(PGS 220-221)

This passage was particularly interesting to me, having five years of past experience in retail. Workplace relationships are very important but what I have noticed is that they are fluid. Not only are people coming and going in and out of the company, but people may receive promotions changing their positions of authority. I was an assistant manager with several other managers under a general manager of our store. Once the G.M. left one of the other managers stepped into their position becoming my boss. From a position of management I find workplace relationships to impede productivity. Oftentimes I would have to repeat myself trying to get the people around me to complete their tasks. Meanwhile they would be on their phones and goofing off while I’m helping costumes.