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Quixote1818

(31,158 posts)
Sat Oct 28, 2023, 01:51 PM Oct 2023

Conservatives and Liberals Insane Reaction to Viral TikTok Criticizing 9 to 5 Jobs


As someone who has worked EXTREMELY hard my entire life in management, often working 10 to 12 hour days, often working both Saturday and Sunday, I for years bought into the fake values of working hard to make the owners rich BS. I still think working hard is a good virtue but I also think she has a major point. Is life just about working ourselves to death and then you retire at 67 then die 10 years later. We get one life and it shouldn't be mostly a ton of work and sleep. It seems like most European Countries have created a better balance of work and home life than the US.

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Conservatives and Liberals Insane Reaction to Viral TikTok Criticizing 9 to 5 Jobs (Original Post) Quixote1818 Oct 2023 OP
In theory, the wealthier that your company and your bosses become, the wealthier labor becomes Yavin4 Oct 2023 #1
Just watched a different YouTuber saying the same thing redqueen Nov 2023 #2
Unrig the system Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2023 #3
 

Yavin4

(37,182 posts)
1. In theory, the wealthier that your company and your bosses become, the wealthier labor becomes
Sat Oct 28, 2023, 01:57 PM
Oct 2023

but that's been a big, fat lie. Over the years, capital owners have become obscenely wealthy while those-- whose labor makes them wealthy-- live in a constant state of anxiety. So, why work so hard only to never have any financial stability.

redqueen

(115,186 posts)
2. Just watched a different YouTuber saying the same thing
Thu Nov 2, 2023, 11:37 PM
Nov 2023

I'm shocked that anyone on the left would mock or insult her.

There is no reason to work as much as we do. And shorter hours means more jobs, too.

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