Someone is Stealing Your
Life
-Michael Ventura
“Someone is Stealing Your
Life” is an essay, written by Michael Ventura. In this essay, the writer
describes the exploitation, lack of freedom and the lack of authority that the
most workers of the U.S.A. experience. The writer strongly advocates for the
situation in which the workers are free to express their ideas, contribute in
the decision making and get the finally atmosphere for working.
In this essay, the writer
strongly advocates for the rights of working class people especially of the
USA. The writer doesn’t mean that the workers should get equal profit and
authority. However, he believes that the employers don’t have the rights to
exploit or rub the like of the worker. At least, there must be the value of the
workers contribution and his voice should be heard and included in decision
making process.
Out of 52 weeks, a worker
gets only two weeks paid holiday. In that sense, out of 6 years of servile, a
worker gets only 12 weeks of his own. It is hardly 3 months. Similarly, it is a
worker who stands for the company. In other words, workers are the life line of
any company. But the tragically, the workers don’t have any decision making
power. In a sense, they are just the puppet of their employers. They are almost
treated as slaves.
According to the writer,
the owner has taken the greatest risk of investing their money in the business.
So obviously they must get a greater amount of profit. But the fact is that
they must not exclude the workers from the authority. Truly speaking, the
workers have every right to know about their company, their product and the
decision which are being taken. However, it is the workers who are victimized
mostly when the company is bankrupted by the wrong decision.
The writer of this essay
seems to be making a radical statement that the workers should get some share
in the company in which they work. His ideas are not beyond criticism however
his main argument is that the workers should get friendly atmosphere for their
work and their contribution or the price of their sweat must be paid. Besides,
he also encourages the worker to work against the injustice and work for their
betterment. He also challenges the employers if they expect their workers to be
passive and dance according to their time; it would be their greatest error.
