
Originally Posted by
stealurface831
It isn't that we don't give a shit about the company picnic specifically. We don't give a shit about our jobs generally. .
The whole post was excellent.
I wonder how much of this attitude is driven on the supply (employer) end rather than the demand (worker) end. Work has objectively become more transactional, and the whole economy has become more demanding since, say, the 60s. Why would someone feel any loyalty to a company that barely provides any benefits, offers no pension, and actively works to undermine the social safety net while also working to further lower its taxes and those of its executives, who are also getting bigger bonuses than ever?
Everyone loves to say that the younger generations don't want to work. Well, maybe it's because the olds made work so fucking shitty that only a fool would fall for the scam.
I also think some of you aren't really grasping the depth of despair young people feel. They REALLY don't see a future for them or any progeny they might have. If you really believe, to the core, that the world is going to be a smoldering waste when you reach "retirement" age, your whole life calculation changes.
ride bikes, climb, ski, travel, cook, work to fund former, repeat.
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