DÜZGÜN İŞTEN İYİ OLUŞ HALİNE: “SORRY WE MISSED YOU” FİLM ANALİZİ

Year 2022, Volume: 18 Issue: 2, 525 - 537, 30.06.2022

Sevgi Elmas-atay

https://doi.org/10.17130/ijmeb.1030808

Abstract

ILO tarafından resmi olarak ilk kez 1999 yılında dile getirilen “düzgün iş” kavramı, küreselleşme nedeniyle çalışma koşulları gün geçtikçe kötüleşen çalışanların insan onuruna yakışır iş olanaklarını arttırmak amacını taşımaktadır. Literatürde istihdam ile ilgili birçok konunun film analizi yoluyla incelendiği görülmesine karşın, düzgün iş konusunu film analizi yoluyla ele alan bir çalışmanın olmadığı dikkat çekmektedir. Bu çalışmanın literatürdeki bu boşluğu dolduracağına inanılmaktadır. Bu bağlamda öncelikle konu, Çalışma Psikolojisi Teorisi (Psychology of Working Theory – PWT) ele alınmıştır. Sonrasında düzgün iş unsurları ve iyi oluş hali üzerindeki etkileri, “Sorry We Missed You” filminden seçilen sahneler aracılığıyla PWT çerçevesinde değerlendirilmiştir. Yapılan incelemeler sonucunda, filmin baş karakterinin yaptığı kuryelik işinin, düzgün iş unsurlarının her biri açısından yetersiz olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Buna bağlı olarak karakterin psikolojik ve fizyolojik iyi oluş halinde zaman içerisinde bozulmalar meydana geldiği saptanmıştır. Bu doğrultuda “düzgün olmayan işin” psikolojik ve fizyolojik iyi oluş hali üzerinde negatif etkileri olduğu söylenebilir.

Keywords

Düzgün iş, İyi oluş hali, Film analizi, Çalışma psikolojisi teorisi

FROM DECENT WORK TO WELL-BEING: A FILM ANALYSIS OF “SORRY WE MISSED YOU”

Abstract

The concept of "decent work", which was officially introduced to the literature by the ILO in 1999, aims to increase the decent job opportunities of employees whose working conditions are deteriorating day by day due to globalization. Although it is seen that many issues related to employment are examined through film analysis in the literature, it is noteworthy that there is no study that examine decent work via film analysis. It is believed that this study will fill this gap in the literature. In this context, first, the concept of decent work has been examined within the framework of the Psychology of Working Theory (PWT). Then, elements of decent work and their effects on well-being are evaluated within the scope of PWT through selected scenes from the “Sorry We Missed You” film. As a result, it has been revealed that the courier service of the main character of the film is insufficient in terms of each of the decent work elements. Accordingly, it has been determined that the psychological and physiological well-being of the character deteriorates over time. It can be stated that “indecent work” has negative effects on psychological and physiological well-being.

Keywords

Decent work, Well-being, Film analysis, Psychology of working theory

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