SPIRITUALITY, FAIR TRADE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
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08	October 2013

Oct. 8th: Religious Values

-This article in sections talks about the connection and relationships the Brazilian employers and employees have with one another. One scenario talks about when a manager was going to fire an employee, but then the suggestion of listening to the employee more was brought up. The manager then states that the employee�s work, and their relationship improved.
-I liked this part for a few reasons. I thought examining the relationship between the two men was great, and that the manager considered suggestions. I mostly liked how the manager was able to take a step back, evaluate the situation and make the best decision. This is hard for many people in the workforce to do, so for this to be able to be accomplished in this company is a great thing. I think this is something that most companies need, and would be a lot more successful if it was done.
-There is another paragraph that describes friendship. It talks about how people in a commercial society choose friends, and the forms of friendship. Friendship is something that requires freedom and always has. It then goes on talking about the market and the relationships in it. The article states that economic theorists describe the market in a symmetrical rather than hierarchical relationship.
-These few paragraphs I thought made decent points, but were a little vague. About regular friendships I would agree that having one requires freedom, and that people are going to be friends with people they like rather than people that they need around them. A majority of the time the people that you choose to have around because you like them wind up being people that you need around, so I find that to be not fully explained. I also felt the thought of the market relationship as �symmetrical or horizontal� to be incorrect. I definitely think there is a system and levels of authority in the market and in any business.