Abstract
Labor precarization is not only about intensification of work rhythm, diversification of tasks, adoption of new forms of management, outsourcing and privatization. More than that, labor precarization creates new forms of subjectivity. This study aimed to discuss the subjective production of labor precarization. The case of a 30 year-old woman who requested resignation of a private financial institution after developing Panic Disorder was analyzed. This research is characterized as a qualitative, exploratory-descriptive and transversal case study. In the case, the participant chooses to make a precarious job after leaving her former job. The choice of precarious labor did not mean the achievement of a desire to enjoy the individual’s own work, but simply meant as a way of maintaining material subsistence. It was concluded that it is necessary to deepen the question of subjective production precarization, trying to understand possible forms of resistance to this.
Keywords:
working conditions; subjectivity; precarization