Атлант расправил плечи
The Sign of the Dollar
Overtimewithoutpay—becauseyouweren’tpaidbytuneandyouweren’tpaidbywork,onlybyneed.
"DoIhavetotellyouwhathappenedafterthat—andintowhatsortofcreaturesweallstartedturning,wewhohadoncebeenhuman?
Webegantohidewhateverabilitywehad,toslowdownandwatchlikehawksthatweneverworkedanyfasterorbetterthanthenextfellow.Whatelsecouldwedo,whenweknewthatifwedidourbestfor‘thefamily,’it’snotthanksorrewardsthatwe’dget,butpunishment?Weknewthatforeverystinkerwho’druinabatchofmotorsandcostthecompanymoney—eitherthroughhissloppiness,becausehedidn’thavetocare,orthroughplainincompetence—it’swewho’dhavetopaywithournightsandourSundays.Sowedidourbesttobenogood.
"Therewasoneyoungboywhostartedout,fulloffireforthenobleideal,abrightkidwithoutanyschooling,butwithawonderfulheadonhisshoulders.Thefirstyear,hefiguredoutaworkprocessthatsavedusthousandsofman-hours.Hegaveitto‘thefamily,’didn’taskanythingforit,either,couldn’task,butthatwasallrightwithhim.Itwasfortheideal,hesaid.Butwhenhefoundhimselfvotedasoneofourablestandsentencedtonightwork,becausewehadn’tgottenenoughfromhim,heshuthismouthandhisbrain.Youcanbethedidn’tcomeupwithanyideas,thesecondyear.
