The fact that you mention taking off at 2:30 on a Friday to celebrate your anniversary as an example of your privilege or freedom at work proves the author's po

The fact that you mention taking off at 2:30 on a Friday to celebrate your anniversary as an example of your privilege or freedom at work proves the author's point. That point has more to do with our inherent freedom to live self directing lives than arguing that hard work isn't a good thing. It's more an indictment against the whole employee lifestyle than your admittedly superior company. To reiterate my point, you feel like it's worth mentioning that you were allowed to stop making BigCorp money for two and a half hours to celebrate one of the more important events in your life.