• unfreeradical@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Some of us concede as inevitable that work should be miserable.

    Yet, some cast shame on those who emphasize the misery it causes.

    Meanwhile, among those who describe work as miserable, it is common to assume the reason as being that work involves effort, rather than that work, at least the way it is generally imposed, requires being subordinated.

    • EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      Many concede as inevitable that work should be miserable.

      There are some jobs that suck, but they’re essential. Like maintaining sewers in big cities. It’s a miserable job, but if no one does it you’re going to have huge problems really fast.

      Supply and demand. There’s a high demand for workers of all sorts, but no employers want to pay the high price for having a worker on staff.

      It’s not that no one wants to work anymore, it’s that no employers want to pay people enough to live and people don’t want to be forced to work 90% of their week to still not make enough money to live.

      Business owners that don’t understand that are entitled and stupid.