Citation

Santos MAF, Siqueira MVS, Mendes AM. Psicolog. Soc. 2011; 23(2): 359-368.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Associação Brasileira de Psicologia Social)

DOI

10.1590/S0102-71822011000200017

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study has examined the relations between the modern organizational collective imaginary that has been spread by companies and the suffering at work in the context of the productive reorganizations, by means of a case study in the banking sector. The psychic domination support of the organization over the individual has been examined, through the massified spread of company values such as social values, whose affective management has been added to the management by fear. A private bank manager, in mental disorder treatment because of imminent suicidal ideation after 30 years working at the same company, has been interviewed. The data has been analysed by means of free categorical analysis. The results have evidenced that the interviewed had strongly assimilated the company's speech during the years, in a way that her life was entirely depending on the company's interests.

Language: pt

Keywords

Suicide; Bank workers; Modern organizational collective imaginary; Suffering at work