Just as layoffs were making a mockery of the team concept, employees were urged to find camaraderie and a sense of collective purpose at the microlevel of the "team". And the less teamlike the overall organization became with the threat of continuous downsizing, the more management insisted on individual devotion to these largely fictional units. Barbara Ehrenreich
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The whole idea of having a team was that you could work together towards a common goal. In the modern workplace, the trend is to have teams but it didn't take long for managers to see that they could take advantage of employees by encouraging them to be self-centered and competitive. The idea of a team is a great one but when you have a team of individuals who are competing with each other to be the best then you will lose.

Source: Brightsided: How The Relentless Promotion Of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America

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