Practicing democracy at work

What good is living in a democracy if our workplaces are tiny little dictatorships?

What if freedom is a muscle?

What if the ability to act as an autonomous, strong-willed, independent, human being is not something that one is born with, but instead is something that one must practice, like a muscle that needs constant exercise and stretching in order to remain healthy and strong?

Let’s put it another way: how much of your day do you spe…