Reflexão: 2025 entre riscos psicossociais, controles rizomáticos e múltiplos atravessamentos relacionados ao trabalho e à subjetividade
Abstract This article offers a theoretical and analytical reflection on the connections between work, subjectivity, and health, examining how different forms of management can function as both mechanisms of care and control. It builds on the assumption that work is not merely a technical activity but a social, symbolic, and political process that shapes identities and meanings, capable of generating both fulfillment and suffering. Drawing on authors such as Dejours, Antunes, Codo, and Seligmann-Silva, the text posits that mental illness is not a matter of individual failure but emerges from organizational conditions, control mechanisms, and the meritocratic logic that permeates the world of work. The article discusses psychosocial risks and protective factors, highlighting recognition, cooperation, and participation as essential elements for occupational health. It analyzes the concept of a control society, focusing on rhizomatic control, which is amplified by technology and mobilizes subjectivity through subtle mechanisms of compliance and self-control. The criticism of the logic of performance and merit highlights their harmful effects on cooperation, solidarity, and the meaning of work, as well as the role of organizational culture as an instrument of symbolic power. Finally, a critical agenda is proposed, centered on recognition, care, and institutional transformation. This agenda advocates for management practices that are more ethical, dialogical, and sensitive to individual experiences. In this context, health is conceived as a collective construction and a struggle for dignity, participation, and justice in the worlds of work, acknowledging the central role of ethical, affective, and symbolic dimensions in the work experience.
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