Coercive Combinations

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Whenever we are coerced into doing a task we do not wish to partake in, our fundamental right of freedom is violated. Throughout our lives, we are presented with a variety of situations which could be defined as coercive combinations. Coercive combinations occur when an individual is being threatened with force to carry out an objective. I myself experienced a coercive combination over summer while I was working. During this experience, my boss forced me to work longer hours with the threat of being fired. I did not realize it at the time, but I could have used principles of anarchy to remedy the situation. Anarchy is a political and social ideology which is centered on the principles of nonviolence, the absence of social hierarchies, and communal solidarity. When bosses force workers to work …show more content…

My job consisted of going out to different locations, such as residential attics and retail stores, and trying to troubleshoot and fix any problems. On the day I experienced my coercive combination, I willingly arrived at work at 6:30 am with the intent to get all the work in at attic done before the hottest part of the day. I was able to finish the job before 2 pm but was immediately put on another job an hour out of town. When 5 pm rolled around, I called my boss asking if I could finish it in the morning, but was told if I didn’t stay until it was done I would be fired. I got back to the office around 7:30 pm, 11 hours after I started the day. Later in the week my boss informed me that I would need to start working longer hours or I would have to cover the cost of the time it took another employee to do the work. While I did not demonstrate any anarchic principles at the time due to not wanting any repercussions, I could have expressed my displeasure with the situation, seen if any other employees would voice their concerns with me, or simply quit my

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