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The older I get the more I think labels like "lazy" are not really useful. Some people are beaten down, discouraged, unexcited at doing hard manual labour for
by abraae 7y ago
The older I get the more I think labels like "lazy" are not really useful.
Some people are beaten down, discouraged, unexcited at doing hard manual labour for just enough money to get them through to the next day. And some, even if you get them to work, are not going to be much use there.
I know in my own career (have worked for decades with no sabbaticals or more than 3 weeks off at a time), I'm really lucky to do a job that I find interesting. That allows me to really dig in and work long and hard.
If I was doing a shitty manual labour job I think I'd revert from being an apparently extremely hard working person to one of the laziest ones around.
- nlfwhulsdhouv 7y agoThis is a very good point. Beating people down rarely results in their most productive work. Any good manager knows this. Hell, I generally enjoy my job but go though legitimately lazy periods. These are well-contrasted by productive periods, but 9-5 work is a strange thing and people aren't machines. My point was mostly that even if these imaginary lazy people exist, it doesn't invalidate the need for real economic freedom where you can choose not to work. You were fair to call that out as a lame take though, and I appreciate the perspective.