> Many of our "high-pay/high-class" jobs have nothing you can point at at the end of the day - no "I did that" to feel good about. What a fantastic take. Actua

> Many of our "high-pay/high-class" jobs have nothing you can point at at the end of the day - no "I did that" to feel good about. What a fantastic take. Actually seeing your labor affect the world in real time. I feel there should be a word for it. Knowledge economy workers are highly trained and skilled, but I've always had the suspicion that many of us have a general malaise that their job is 30% actual work, 30% politicking, 40% justifying your salary because the job is now a part of their personality and raises social status or pays the kids private school tuition. The obvious outcome is overwork, depression, and in some places - sane people jumping off buildings. I'll claim it's quite rare to find stone masons jumping off cliffs because the job has them at their wits end.