seriously have been thinking about this all night long. call me autistic but the fact that 90% of workplaces the point is not to get your work done and then be done doing it but to instead perform an elaborate social dance in which you find something to do even when you’re done doing everything you need to do in order to show your fellow workers that you, too, are Working . because you are at Work . disgusting why cant we all agree that if there is no work immediately to be done. we just dont do anything
this post has blown up to the point where some of the folks in the notes are starting to think it’s about exclusively office jobs (it’s not; had the same problem when i worked in a busy deli - when we reached a rare lull and had cleaned up the counter from the rush we weren’t allowed to relax or sit for five minutes (this is why food service workers go in the walk-in: sometimes you’re the only one in there and you can sit down)) and i also just want to say slacking off at work will NEVER be a no from me. even if a coworker is a little slow during a rush and it’s bothering me i will never get on them about it because i know that person who’s moseying and relaxing isn’t ever gonna rat on me to a boss type if i happen to do the same . we will never achieve comfortable working environments unless we allow one another to goof off and chill out! anway stream david graeber bullshit jobs
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