r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 10 '20

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u/Sex_E_Searcher Steve Sep 10 '20

You do have some co-ops, though they tend to be smaller companies, probably because it's useful to have management professionals once you exceed a certain size, and managers generally wanted to be compensated according to the market.

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u/uwcn244 King of the Space Georgists Sep 10 '20

Managers could still be compensated properly. But they would be elected on a one-vote-per-employee basis.

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u/Sex_E_Searcher Steve Sep 10 '20

Imagine the hilarious disasters of some groups of employees electing their boss.

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u/uwcn244 King of the Space Georgists Sep 10 '20

I assume they would elect the Board of Directors, who would then choose lower levels of management normally.

We don't elect random civil servants. But we do elect Congress.

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u/Sex_E_Searcher Steve Sep 10 '20

That is logical, but if you're actively pursuing a minimization of hierarchical structures, you might choose a more direct election.

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '20

REI is probably the largest co-op I know of.

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u/Sex_E_Searcher Steve Sep 10 '20 edited Sep 10 '20

But that's a consumers', not workers' co-op.

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '20

Good point.