Brother I can tell you with all my heart I enjoy the crap out of my job. If I were independently wealthy would I spend less time at work? Sure, but only because it would allow me the ability to work on other projects at the same time. And no, I’m not some crazy workaholic that stays late and works weekends, in fact I make a point not to work overtime. That doesn’t change the fact that I genuinely want to work.
When it comes to assessments of job satisfaction, about half of U.S. workers who are not self-employed (51%) report being extremely or very satisfied with their job overall; 37% say they are somewhat satisfied, while 12% are not too or not at all satisfied with their job.
You have to understand that most humans want their lives to have a purpose, and their job is one of the things that can provide that sense of purpose. If it’s a halfway decent job you’ll have a group of similar people all working together towards a common goal. It’s a miniature community, even if it’s not the one you’d turn to for emotional support.
Brother I can tell you with all my heart I enjoy the crap out of my job. If I were independently wealthy would I spend less time at work? Sure, but only because it would allow me the ability to work on other projects at the same time. And no, I’m not some crazy workaholic that stays late and works weekends, in fact I make a point not to work overtime. That doesn’t change the fact that I genuinely want to work.
And if we did a family fued style poll of 100 people, how many points do you think you’d get with that opinion? Would it even make the board?
https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2023/03/30/how-americans-view-their-jobs/
You have to understand that most humans want their lives to have a purpose, and their job is one of the things that can provide that sense of purpose. If it’s a halfway decent job you’ll have a group of similar people all working together towards a common goal. It’s a miniature community, even if it’s not the one you’d turn to for emotional support.