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Glad to hear this come out. Worked at a Goodwill store for a summer. Involved lots of heavy lifting of furniture, strict managers, insane scheduling rationale, and auschwitzean like propaganda regarding the power of work.

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Do you mean "arbeit macht frei" [1] or "work will set you free"?

Were you prevented from leaving?

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbeit_macht_frei

No not all. It’s why I said auschwitzean like.

O there is the corporate tag line. I think it goes improving lives through the power of work. I’ll get a source on that

I've seen this line on their billboards around town, "the power and dignity of work."

http://www.goodwill.org/blog/advocate/the-power-of-work/

That protestant work ethic has a long tradition in the US. It has informed debates from slavery to obamacare. It is a great way to motivate a population to work. It biult much of early America when a lack of labour was a limiting factor on growth. But wherever labour is plentiful, or non-voluntary, such ideas quickly lead to abuse. Owners start thinking that they do the employees a favour just by allowing them in the factory door.

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