How come people want to work? (literature.cafe)

submitted 1 day ago by Karl@literature.cafe to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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As someone who is going to have to get a job in 2-3 years, I'm dreading the day. Going to the same place 5 days a week coming home with no time and energy left for anything you actually like and doing this for FOURTY years or even more if you were unlucky, sounds HORRIBLE!! How could anyone actually like working?

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[-] ski11erboi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I had the same dread when I was your age. In hindsight I can see a lot of it was because my childhood sucked therefore my perspective on life sucked. I just didn't know any different then. When I moved away on my own everything changed. I actually enjoyed being an adult and it all came down to freedom. I was in charge of me. I could do whatever I wanted, good or bad. Having to work to support that freedom suddenly didn't seem so bad.

this post was submitted on 20 Feb 2026

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