I’d do my job for free for a few days just to help people out (which I like doing) and there’s parts of it I enjoy.
But I like paddling down the river much more.
For most people, a paycheck is a business financially compensating them for the time lost and the effort done. The business is of no value to the employee otherwise. The compensation must be fair and worth their while, else the business will have to find someone worth what they’re willing to offer in compensation.
Family doesn’t make me talk to strangers on holidays.
I’d flip the sign, and write: “Then raise our dividends, Karen Ment.”
Glad I don’t have to remind folks in this community who are the class traitors.
“Management team”, oblivious as always
I guess that I’m going a bit against the anti work consensus around here, but does everyone hate their job on Lemmy? I wouldn’t want to work for free, but I enjoy my audio engineering job
I like my job.
But making a place an enjoyable place to work is up to management.
But they seem to think it’s something they can just mandate.
So, I’m a teacher, and I love my career. The fact that I get paid good money to hang out with teenagers and make a difference in so many lives is almost mind-boggling to me. But it’s still work. The job is exhausting, prep work and grading both suck, and I’m never happy to wake up at 7am. I’d never do it for free, and I’m always excited to have a day off.
The days off make me appreciate my job, and the shitty, boring parts of the job make me appreciate my time off. There’s a gap between “I love my job” and “my job isn’t even work,” and many people struggle to grasp that.
As an aside, the anti-work sentiment around here is less a rejection of engaging with a task that betters society, and more about the current system of work and pay, where our labour disproportionately benefits others. Most “anti-work” people want to have a task that adds value to the world, and despise aimless, soulless corporate tasks that benefit CEOs and share holders.
Im so surprised you like to hang out with teenagers when you are an adult…maybe you are in your 20s still.
But all my own memories from school was horrible so once i left that place, it was a huge relief to never be there again.
You are right about the anti work thing. Its the meaningless jobs people despise.
I don’t hate the work, I tend to find it pretty interesting. I do hate being overworked though and handling way more responsibility than I should, which is typically the case. But even then I’m lucky that I at least enjoy the work at face value, I don’t think people like accountants and many other roles do. Honestly it sounds mean but there are so many fields that just feel like people just got into because they don’t have any interests
I don’t hate my job, but I sure sympathize with those who do
Hate my job? No. I actually love my job. It’s an amazing first step in my career and I plan on being here for many years. It’s engaging, it’s creative, it’s building my skills, it’s a casual environment, and I’m friends with my co-workers and my boss.
But I’m only at my job because I need to make money. I have lots and lots and lots of stuff to do with my free time. I want to travel, and play video games at the most base level, but I also have my own creative hobbies which, while I love my job, I would rather dedicate my days to. I only have so much free time in my life.
So the only reason I have this job that I love is because I need money to live. Sorry job, I’m just not that into you.
audio engineering sounds sick af
I don’t hate my job but it is something I do exclusively to make money. It has no role in self actualisation for me.
There’s a lot of young people on lemmy and I imagine lots of people with unfulfilling jobs.
Im self employed. My job is tough, and stressful. I wouldn’t do it for free, but I choose to do this job because i have the right skills and experience, and I genuinely enjoy “helping” people with my services.
I’m here because I find fulfillment in creating spreadsheets and having my expertise routinely ignored.
But do those spreadsheets also never go to any meaningful use? That’s the dream.
They’re used as ad-hoc databases. Mission critical ones!
Relegated to a random shared drive, never to be opened again.
You know how at some point people always say “id still work when I’m retired” like it’s some sort of badge of honor? Like their character integrity would be hurt if they didn’t.
Fuck that. I retired and immediately stopped working. Life is amazing when you don’t have to be somewhere every morning rain or shine. I don’t want to be anywhere i don’t want to be anymore.
I want to retire early, but I would still keep working because I find what I do stimulating and rewarding.
Retirement for me would be working small jobs that I want to do, and taking classes that I find interesting. I’d probably be taking jobs at small businesses and charities.
I would “work” as in do what I do for a living but not at the behest of someone else. I would only create for my own use and enjoyment.
Exactly how I feel.
The year of Covid lockdown that I didn’t go to work was the most amazing time.
I worked through covid. We were not pleased everyone else got a “vacation”. I think that was a big reason why i couldn’t wait to retire.
The clapping for essential workers wasn’t enough for you? Entitled much? /s
Hey we got a neat little superman nurse postcard. I’m happy.
So wait, you’re one of those people who helped humanity survive?
Thanks a lot.
(That’s both sincere and sarcastic)
Lol yeah, my bad.
Honestly though, i saw far too many baby sized body bags to feel good about it.
I work to live and not the other way around. As soon as I can afford not to work anymore, you can be assured that I won’t. The wife and I have plans to retire to SE Asia, so hopefully just a few more years or so.
What is SEA to you? South East Asia? Seattle? A boat?
The first one. I’ll edit the post.
I was really hoping you were going to clarify that you plan to retire to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, like inside it and past security. I was very much looking forward to that Q&A.
I unironically want to retire to the sea.
I think almost everyone wants to work except not what work means today. I doubt anyone wants to sit home and stare at the wall and even if they want to why not just let them instead for them to make problems.
A lot of folks have their work tied to their personality like that.
I do kind of get the idea of working into retirement - I actually really like my job, it’s not soul crushing, and I pretty much get paid to learn things and write about them. In that regard, I’d be okay to keep going for a long time because I fucking love learning. It’s a sweet gig, and super rare. Big difference vs. someone conditioned to toil to their detriment.
I will retire, but when I do, I intend to be active in other things related to what I do for work. Volunteerism, mentoring, etc.
even the person who was paid to our that sign up… they wouldn’t be there doing that if not for the paycheck.
They also get a power trip out of it. Some people would do that for free
The management team can lead by example and forgo their salaries in that case.
Thank you. I just had a shock in another community, and I got confused if I was in threadiverse or liberalSky.
US version:
I’m here for a paycheck and insurance so I can afford medication to not die.
Because I need to pay my high medical deductible, daycare expenses, mortgage, and a car payment that adds up to about $60,000 a year from my yearly income of $65,000 gross before taxes.
Oh yeah and the coffee is free, which helps, because rich people tell us, all this burden would go away if we didn’t buy Starbucks so often.
My job once gave us water coolers and coffee. At one point the coffee was a big all in one where you can make great drinks with it. Then they took it away because it cost to much. We then had kurigs. They then took away the pods because apparently we cant be trusted and people were stealing them. At least we could still bring ours in! Oh once they broke they refused to replace them so we had no more coffee. Then they took the water away as well once the company claimed it needed cutbacks because it is not doing well. Even the perks are all going away. I remember when I first started 20 years ago we got 2 holiday parties where the company rented a big venue and gave out 10, 15, 20 year anniversary gifts and bonuses and the other party was our department one. Those ended 10 years ago and not a word on anything ever coming back.
The only perk now is that they cutback so much they have no room for my department anymore and we became full remote a little over a year ago. Yay!
Remote is great but you might want to polish up your resume while the company is still semi-solvent, since it’s easier to find a new job while you’re still employed.
I am, but I am also in a tight spot since I have a kid who has 1 more year left until school starts and we can’t really afford daycare. This job has been nice since the work has also been much easier compared to 5 years ago. After that happens I am looking for something new immediately.
Management Team is here for the petty power boost
EMPLOYER
ATTITUDES
We don’t expect the
ownership to pay
wages with a[n] "I’m just
here for the labor"
mindset.
-Employment
Sure, we agreed that I would get paid at least this much in our contract, but haven’t you ever heard of “going the extra mile”? Don’t you want to pay more than just the bare minimum? C’mon, be a team player!
I hope people realize how amazing this response is.
Thank you. I’m honored.
I will never understand the kind of entitled attitude that people should be expected to work in order to make you successful…
Like fuck you manager/CEO. I could not possibly care less about how much more money you get to make or how many pats on the back you get for breaking records… Why the hell should I be expected to be here for that?
The whole “it’s about helping the business succeed!” (…yeah that’s making YOU successful…)
“Then you will be disappointed.”
“Why does the CEO show up?”
