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I strongly suspect that while Bukowski might have been depressed at his job, he probably had some cheerful as fuck coworkers annoying the crap out of him. I ha

I strongly suspect that while Bukowski might have been depressed at his job, he probably had some cheerful as fuck coworkers annoying the crap out of him. I have a friend who became a barista out of university. For most people that would be a depressing failure to get a "real job", but she got enthused, became hugely knowledgable about coffee, and seems to enjoy it. Her company keeps shipping her out to various coffee related events, so they clearly like her. Sometimes people fit snugly into a crack in the world that fits their shape, and sometimes no such crack exists.

AVTizzle 10y ago
This is profound: "Sometimes people fit snugly into a crack in the world that fits their shape, and sometimes no such crack exists." Kudos for creativity if that's original. Kudos of sharing if it's not.
- marklgr 10y ago
  Can't help thinking about Amigara Fault -- but more seriously, yes, nice zen/taoist perspective.
  - Vinkekatten 10y ago
    Sometimes you shape your own crack. Sometimes your crack shapes you.
jraedisch 10y ago
The lost may add to their suffering by worrying if they aren't looking or working hard enough to produce their niche.
- bitJericho 10y ago
  A big part of the problem in the US is indentured servitude to financial aide.
MisterKent 10y ago
It's not slavery if you'd do it for free.
- jondubois 10y ago
  We'll see how you feel about that after doing more or less the same thing for 10 years straight.
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SZJX 10y ago
Exactly. All this narrative talks as if working in a company is the worst thing that can happen to a person. Surely a lot of works are indeed like slavery, but you can't broadly dismiss everything in one single stroke. Sometimes there are indeed jobs that suit both the employer and the employee very well; sometimes striking out on your own inopportunely, oblivious to any context, can be an absolute nightmare to not only yourself, but many around you. It's more nuanced than that.

AVTizzle 10y ago

This is profound: "Sometimes people fit snugly into a crack in the world that fits their shape, and sometimes no such crack exists." Kudos for creativity if that's original. Kudos of sharing if it's not.

marklgr 10y ago
Can't help thinking about Amigara Fault -- but more seriously, yes, nice zen/taoist perspective.
- Vinkekatten 10y ago
  Sometimes you shape your own crack. Sometimes your crack shapes you.

jraedisch 10y ago

The lost may add to their suffering by worrying if they aren't looking or working hard enough to produce their niche.

bitJericho 10y ago
A big part of the problem in the US is indentured servitude to financial aide.

MisterKent 10y ago

It's not slavery if you'd do it for free.

jondubois 10y ago
We'll see how you feel about that after doing more or less the same thing for 10 years straight.
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SZJX 10y ago

Exactly. All this narrative talks as if working in a company is the worst thing that can happen to a person. Surely a lot of works are indeed like slavery, but you can't broadly dismiss everything in one single stroke. Sometimes there are indeed jobs that suit both the employer and the employee very well; sometimes striking out on your own inopportunely, oblivious to any context, can be an absolute nightmare to not only yourself, but many around you. It's more nuanced than that.