#Work

[thoughtportal]

[incognitopolls]

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[wowwforever]

i had to do a workplace education thing on how to communicate when i was hired and this image has never stopped haunting me for 2 years

[tastefullyoffensive]

50 Funny Work Memes To Distract You From The Fact That It’s Only Monday (March 24, 2025)

[eelhound]

"Scandinavian countries maintain what sociologists call 'low power distance' cultures, where extreme wealth disparities and conspicuous consumption are regarded with suspicion rather than admiration. Status anxiety still exists, but the structural features of the economy take the edge off, making it easier for other prosocial values to emerge. It becomes possible to locate the value of solidarity over competition, social cohesion over social rank, efficiency over theatrical displays of work commitment, and leisure over performance.

By contrast, the United States has a culture of competitive individualism fostered by our winner-take-all economic system. Here, things that might otherwise be considered entitlements are almost always commodities instead. Every element of a decent life, from health care to shelter to education, is sold on the private market. The richer the person, the higher the bid, the better the living. Relaxation is a failure to grow wealth, which is in turn a failure to live well. It’s a remarkable perversion: capitalism has actually weaponized the concept of 'the good life' against the notion of doing what we want with our time.

When essential components of a dignified life are collectively guaranteed rather than individually bought and sold, 'the good life' ceases to be a function of wealth or a reward contingent upon endless work. Instead, it becomes a baseline expectation rooted in human dignity and social citizenship.

The Scandinavian countries got this way through sustained class struggle. Workers’ movements wrested control of productivity gains from capital, refusing to accept that increased efficiency should only benefit shareholders and executives. Ending unnecessary toil requires expanding economic democracy, not just relying on market rationality."

- Meagan Day, from "We Shouldn’t Have to Work This Hard." Jacobin, 23 March 2025.

[ocelotrevs]

Doing overtime for free is not a good idea.

Yes, this includes salary jobs.

friends, if I can give you one piece of advice for those of you who are new to work, or are about to enter the workforce, especially if you have any sort of office job:

Do not work on your days off.

"But--"

DO NOT WORK ON YOUR DAYS OFF.

[kamala-laxman]

"I can do Nothing for You but Work on Myself.. You can do Nothing for Me but Work on Yourself." Ram Dass

[keepcalmandcarriefischer]

Okay. So. I am deep cleaning the branch and have found someone else's cable management. I can't say that I love it, but I kinda respect it. Should I undo this and do it up my way? Or should I leave it as is?

Okay you guys. You have 1 week to decide what I do. Vote and campaign for your favorite answer.

[kafkasapartment]

“The researchers measured several variables that contribute to people's happiness, including social supports, freedom to make life choices, and perceptions of corruption within their country.”

[wiirocku]

1 Corinthians 15:58 (KJV) - Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

[prokopetz]

"It doesn't help your credibility to exaggerate, most employers wouldn't literally work you to death" like, I used to work in distribution. If booking a truck driver for back to back shifts until they fall asleep at the wheel, crash, and die counts as being worked to death, I have personally met employers who've worked employees to death and gotten away with a slap on the wrist. It may not be universal, but it's a hell of a lot more common than a lot of us would prefer to think.

[nerosaerothorn]

Some people like being:

Baristas

Servers

Salespeople

Maintenance workers

Janitors and other sanitation workers

Etcetera...

So why do we denigrate people who aren't making it a goal to be an executive at a fortune 500 company?

People who say this are literally saying that they prefer for the workers to all be inexperienced and desperately looking for other jobs. But they somehow also expect good service.

[gaynfl]

just heard a coworker say "I know this thing wouldn't even work for Jesus" about her printer

[shamebats]

[agentmilocade]

C'mon employment jelly; do your thing.