According to Marx, alienated labor is the result of the fact that workers are no longer tied to their products or their consumption and this allows workers to be easily exploited. This term focuses primarily on workers who actually only have a short period of time to produce certain parts of a product but are never actually involved in the production and consumption of the finished product. These workers are convinced to believe that their contribution is not worth as much as the finished product all together and therefore they are easily exploitable because they are socially constructed to believe that their work does not have the same value as others. However, while I agree with this in terms of workers I also believe it goes beyond that. I don't think Marx considered other types of works in this theory. I believe there are many other occupations in which alienated labor plays a role. Although some occupations are more tied to their products and consumption than a worker is, they continue to be exploited. Many workers who are not in management positions believe that their work doesn't mean as much or that their work isn't hard and, in turn, are willing to accept less pay than they really deserve. For example, I personally am a hostess in a restaurant and even though it seems like the job is simple, it is the exact opposite. Dealing with people who have no patience and having to constantly keep yours under control, trying to please customers as well as your boss, is not easy. Not only does it take a toll on me physically to be on my feet all day without a break, but it also takes a toll on me emotionally and how much is that worth? No one can put a price on emotional stress, yet they do and... middle of paper... better cars than people would work so hard for? No one would work so hard to be on par with everyone else. People work to be rewarded, they want to be recognized for what they have done and it is not an easy thing to do, to be recognized. But once people are recognized, it feels like all the work was worth it for something and it also increases the motivation to keep going. Not only are different classes of people good for motivational purposes, but without people with higher power it would be chaos trying to do it. establish rules and regulations. There needs to be a structure in a society and there needs to be a higher power to convince people to follow it. There must be consequences, otherwise there would be no purpose. If there were no lower-paying jobs, people wouldn't strive for an education or to better themselves.