A couple of the more recent entries on this site addressed the idea of employers and employees as commodities. As a follow-up, here's a handy little check list you can use to see where your organization stands.

I'll really know this check list is successful if it shows up in Cosmo or Maxim.

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Interpreting your score.

One check in the commodity category means you have a lot of work to do. More than one check means you are seriously screwed. If you actually kept a tally, you should give some thought to either getting a hobby or submitting to therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (please excuse me for a minute while I check again to see if I left the iron on).

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