- 36% of UK citizens find their job meaningless.
- Men more likely than women (42% vs 32%)
- Yet, "most of those who said they found their job to be meaningless said it was unlikely they would change it in the next year – 53 per cent – compared to 35 per cent who said they would consider it.
“You get people saying that they get nothing out their job but they like the people they work with – that’s the weakest argument for work you can have. Join a club, a community centre, get a hobby.” - David Graeber
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Clubs, community work and hobbies are nice, but who can find the time? You don't paid for that stuff. If you have a workplace with people you like, that ain't half bad.
One of the weird assumptions of the 21st century is that there is a decent overlap between stuff that needs to get done to have a non-collapsing societ and stuff that is rewarding to do.
One of the weird assumptions of the 21st century is that there is a decent overlap between stuff that needs to get done to have a non-collapsing societ and stuff that is rewarding to do.
Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠) at 2015-08-14T08:54:51Z
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That said, if you can find rewarding work, that's awesome, and we should probably all hope for it and work toward that goal, for ourselves and for others. Let the machines to the drudgery at any opportunity (even if it kills "job opportunities"!). But in the meantime, keep that bread rolling in, you'll be better off for it. You know, unless you won't.
I was in an electrical store the other day with my mother and the staff member who was to help my mother buy a new dishwasher couldn't even bother to promptly help her. She and I walked out the store because of it. The shop was empty and it had plenty of staff. We purchased the dishwasher online instead.
@claes I agree, people can't find the time because they're kept occupied with other duties. Then there is the required recovery period from being kept occupied.