Untouchables
Untouchables were first introduced into my sphere of knowledge when reading the book The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman. Basically to become an untouchable one must not only posses the skills needed to get into a job field, but also have that extra something and be able to adapt to almost any type of change. By doing so, that person can make it through all the transformations that are constantly going on within the buisness and world arena.
4 articles were published on WSJ.com about different companies in the US-the Bobcat, Schantz Organ Co, Viking and different factories in Warsaw Indianna. All of these had many different things in common, the number one being that they were successful in their towns and productive to the point where there is no need for offshoring or outsourcing like many other companies have been choosing to do. The support they get from the community as well as the overall success of their products has allowed these companies to stay rooted in the towns they originated in.
Another reason all these have been successful is the fact that they have specialized workers and products. One can go to a giant chain store and get generic products, but these stores dont have the little special products that small stores may have. Also, the workers that are in the smaller, untouchable stores such as those mentioned in the article have probably had more training and possess more knowledge than the average store worker. Therefore, it is not only more convienent for the costumer, but also makes those buisnesses less likely to go out of buisness.
Being an untouchable in todays society is what everyone should aim to be. It will not only secure a job for the future, but also make one more on demand amongst society and the buisness world.
