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> “I simply want to live my life slowly and lay down in a bed of moss with my lover and enjoy the rest of my existence reading books, creating art, and loving m
by deathanatos 5y ago
> “I simply want to live my life slowly and lay down in a bed of moss with my lover and enjoy the rest of my existence reading books, creating art, and loving myself and the people in my life.”
… and our article author thinks what, that Gen Z invented this? That generations before Gen Z "dream of labor"? Dreaming of labor is called a nightmare. I work to make ends meet.
- derevaunseraun 5y ago> Dreaming of labor is called a nightmare. I work to make ends meet. I don't know... I think it's possible to think about work not as a zero-sum game but as an opportunity to grow and promote growth. But at the same time this is kind of a white collar mindset... it's hard to sell people on growth when the work is more demeaning
- deathanatos 5y agoIt might be, but it requires the cooperation of employers. And IME, that's not there. Flat or negative real-wage growth, no eye for long-term retention and employee growth, and uninspired work. It feels like if you want to get ahead, you're forced to jump jobs every so many years, as there isn't going to be an opportunity for that in one's current job.
- dale_glass 5y agoIn many jobs there's no growth to be had. Sure, here on HN, the average person is a programmer or sysadmin, and there you very much can have growth. Learning new languages and technologies, getting to work with high end equipment, etc. But exactly what growth can an Amazon warehouse worker expect? Your job is to take things and put them in a box. There's no advanced techniques, no special knowledge, no skill to be obtained besides learning to perform the same movements better than you did your first week, and which are useful nowhere else.