The Distinction We Miss When We Discuss Work And Effort Therein

There’s a big difference between two poles that are framed as the only sides.

I sometimes do get bored writing about work stuff, because a lot of the takes are pretty universally pointless: executives think everyone is lazy and young people “don’t get it,” young people often don’t get it and now are in a spot where they meme the mentalities of their bosses, and no one can seemingly admit that the whole thing is just a means to an end and no one would show up for these jobs if we weren’t getting paid. It’s a circular discourse with no end.

That said, this article is not bad:

Opinion | Leaving the Office at 5 Is Not a Moral Failing

Within that article, you have this key paragraph:

But now that these ideas are becoming mainstream, I think they deserve a more positive spin. These concepts aren’t about goofing off all day or shirking responsibility; they’re about creating reasonable…