... and expendable to the organization. This lead to many issues for workers including: no health insurance, safety standards, welfare systems, unemployment insurance, and few social support systems. Industrial Psychologists recognized these issues in the workplace and took steps to better the work environment. Marion Bills, the first female executive of the Aetna Corporation, focused on making the work environment a better place for women. She fought for equal wages, created support systems for single mothers, and changed hiring policies geared towards the individual. Bills brought to light the idea that employers need to recognize personality and values when hiring laborers. Martin Heidegger wrote the book "Being in Time", which addressed the issue of work and self-identity. He explained that work gives us a sense of continuation into the future. We establish ourselves as being in the world by working and we become our projects. These, and many other, Industrial Psychologists ...

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