Work used to give you dignity. Now it takes it away.
subcitizen
It’s not that ppl don’t want to work, it’s that they don’t want to be exploited 💯
Toxic_Femininity
You used to have one job that paid the bills until you retired. Now, you have to have one or more employee positions, run your own small business, have 3 side gigs, sell your art, write a book, coach your kids sports team, pet sit when your friends go on vaca, etc. all to make ends meet. Yet, the older generations still say we are lazy and entitled even though it seems they were the lazy entitled ones who had one mindless employee position.
lsisak
1. Nobody inteligent wants to do work that makes no sense or brings no satisfaction anymore.
2. Nobody mentaly elevated wants to have relationships wih simple minded others.
WhiteMouse
When you dangle the carrot an unreasonable distance from the horse, the horse finds something else to eat.
RastusFlanigan
Toxic coworkers, bullying managers, few-to-no prospects - what's there not to like?
gotinogaden
I worked my butt off day after day for people who treated me like a piece of For low wages.
dusklvr
Workplaces ARE dictatorships! As an employee in a professional firm you are constantly monitored, paid only very reluctantly and only because they have to pay you, you are harassed, bullied and are given tough targets and deadlines to meet. On top of that you have to write long reports at the end of the week and send it to a multitude of people who often come back with dumb questions you need to waste time to answer. In other words, work is hell. On top of that, the stock market is going to shit, so even your retirement savings won't be enough to allow you to retire until you're 70.
tancreddehauteville
Not sure what it’s like in other countries but here in the UK you end up working 5/6 days a week, getting up at the crack of Dawn and then by the time you’ve got home, looked after kids, dinner etc it’s bed time again. You get taxed a crazy amount of money for public services that don’t work or are getting worse. You lose almost all of your free time because on your days off you’re doing all the things that you need to do like shopping, cleaning, maintenance. All while seeing people on TV like politicians who are blatantly playing the system to advance their own lives, seeing people coming across on boats who get everything handed to them by the government. Then the next week you do it all again and again. Then at the end of the month you get paid but guess what? Once you’ve paid your bills there’s nothing left for a treat or to save for a house/pension. Oh wait! What’s that? A letter from a company or your landlord!! Prices rising again!…. You work all week and never get anywhere in life.
marktucker
As someone who has been working since 1985, I honestly PREFERRED the days when we were 'just' clerks or bus boys. In recent decades, employers often give employees fancy sounding titles like 'food service specialists' or 'account managers' when in reality, we're still basically the same old working stiffs. Back then we were considered 'ignorant' but at least management took care of more than they do now (health insurance, for example). Now, even though we're getting paid less (after inflation), still have no decision making powers and are treated no better, we're expected to be 'smart' and 'responsible.' Really, it's the worst of both worlds in some work places: Being treated like a soda jerk, but being expected to perform with the wisdom and devotion of a fortune 500 executive.
grindingdeviance
Under a third party company for Amazon i delivered groceries to wealthy people in New York. I got paid minimum wage, inconsistent work schedule, no microwave, no water, 10 hour shifts, not a single place to sit down and rest. It genuinely felt like slavery especially when living paycheck to paycheck.
Being on minimum wage one risks loosing public assistance making the cost burden even worse.
povertyiscreated
People are tired of being used for corporate greed. The US needs to step up its game with healthcare, wages, vacation time, and respect. I moved to Europe in 2019, these folks have healthcare, 30 days of vacation, and your boss is not allowed to contact you during off hours.
AndNowIWrite
I think the pandemic forced us to think of our mortality and think of what really matters. And working for the man just isn't what matters.
vanessavega
im so proud of the next gen. Im 40 yrs old went to college and work in traditional sense. im teaching my kids this is NOT the way. The purpose of life is to find your purpose and pour your heart and soul into it.
evelynannrose
But not everyone wants to become an influencer or dropshipper, some of us just want to work a normal job (if it paid us a livable wage) . Not all of us can or want to become influencers
larissapaixao
I was born in 1962, and businesses took obscene advantage of our hard work ethic - then failed to give the rewards of less work hours & good pay after we "paid our dues." The nation's work ethic was totally lost, as govt taxed the Working Class into poverty & Big Business outsourced jobs overseas & minimized them with automation. Unfortunately, Big Govt & Big Business has merged into a Fascist Corporatocracy, and this became a Ruling Class - one devoid of any merit, ethics or morals. Small & mid-sized businesses are the traditional souce of upward mobility, but these are immediately bought or destroyed by Big Business (using the power of govt) if successful.
artphotognh
There is a big problem with the path you described here. Content creators are often paid by big corporations with their own set of rules different than your public, in the end you are still inside the trap. Even if you are a freelancer you depend on internet that is carried by other companies and to be found you depend on SEO, algorithms, all of them run by big companies
vme
I am a baby boomer. Young people don't have the opportunities my generation had. My parents' generation had it better after world war 2 ended. This is mainly due to corporate greed and the US Dollar not backed by anything.
wetcrow_com
When I initially joined the work force it was the most horrible experience in my life from toxic managers and coworkers to over demanding customers. The wage could not make up for the mental exhaustion I tolerated with all the verbal abuse. I finally worked my way up to a very comfortable job after several job hopping with better working conditions and a boss I respect and can truly call a friend who I trust but due to the trauma I just lost motivation and no longer want to work anymore despite the better working conditions granted to me. I still maintain a satisfactory work ethic to my manager only because she is very nice to me but if I had a choice I wouldn’t work period!
jon
You just blew my mind! And it's true, working for these companies was tolerable when the reward was a good income - thus granting greater personal freedom. But when the money barely pays the rent, you start wondering why you bother
