NO ONE WANTS TO WORK ANYMORE

[Hoosierhawkeye]

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Just like all the complaints about the young people these days which are always the same going back to ancient Greece it seems like this nugget is as old as the hills. Because apparently the generations that won the west, won World War 1, Got through the great depression, won World War 2, the baby boomers and Gen X didn't want to work either. Greatest generation. . . So lazy millions of them took a 3 year vacation to Europe and Asia just to get out of work.

 

[Hawki97]

I don’t want to work anymore. I never wanted to work in the first place.

 

[West Duval Nole]

I don't "want" to work anymore, yet I still do.

 

[millah_22]

Did anyone ever really want to work?

 

[Colonoscopy]

Hey, who remembers VH1 in 1997?

 

[QChawks]

I feel the 40 hour "normal" work week needs to go away.

 

[St. Louis Hawk]

I don’t want to work anymore. I never wanted to work in the first place.

 

[THE_DEVIL]

 

[OutbackBowl2017]

F it. I quit even not wanting to not work.

 

[Gimmered]

I feel the 40 hour "normal" work week needs to go away.

Mine did, it's 60 hours now.

 

[millah_22]

'Nobody Wants to Work Anymore' Meme Cites Real Newspaper Articles

<meta charset=utf-8;utf-8">We looked for the origins of clippings from 14 articles that were published between 1894 and 2022, most of which we found in newspaper archives.

www.snopes.com

Fact checked to be accurate.

Just like all the complaints about the young people these days which are always the same going back to ancient Greece it seems like this nugget is as old as the hills. Because apparently the generations that won the west, won World War 1, Got through the great depression, won World War 2, the baby boomers and Gen X didn't want to work either. Greatest generation. . . So lazy millions of them took a 3 year vacation to Europe and Asia just to get out of work.

This isn't the only thing either. Politicians have been dropping the "immigrants are coming to take your jobs" line for just as long, if not longer.

 

[seminole97]

I feel the 40 hour "normal" work week needs to go away.

It can if you are willing to accept the reduced standard of living.
People wanting more is why most go to work.

 

[seminole97]

I feel the 40 hour "normal" work week needs to go away.

 

[millah_22]

Mine did, it's 60 hours now.

I'd rather just die.

 

[Cougar63]

4x 8 or
3x10

should be the norm. Gets parents back to their kids.

 

[Funky Bunch]

NO ONE WANTS TO SEARCH ANYMORE

nobody wants to work anymore

this thread is great

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[torbee]

'Nobody Wants to Work Anymore' Meme Cites Real Newspaper Articles

<meta charset=utf-8;utf-8">We looked for the origins of clippings from 14 articles that were published between 1894 and 2022, most of which we found in newspaper archives.

www.snopes.com

Fact checked to be accurate.

Just like all the complaints about the young people these days which are always the same going back to ancient Greece it seems like this nugget is as old as the hills. Because apparently the generations that won the west, won World War 1, Got through the great depression, won World War 2, the baby boomers and Gen X didn't want to work either. Greatest generation. . . So lazy millions of them took a 3 year vacation to Europe and Asia just to get out of work.

Classic capitalist complaint.

 

[Gimmered]

I'd rather just die.

So, I'll mark you down in the no one wants to work anymore group.

 

[Cougar63]

So, I'll mark you down in the no one wants to work anymore group.

Not wanting to dedicate your life to a job that hates you != not wanting to work anymore

 

[millah_22]

So, I'll mark you down in the no one wants to work anymore group.

Ok first of all, yes, please do bc I don't want to work. But also are the two options you are presenting "work 60 hours or no one wants to work at all"? Seems rather black and white.

 

[Hawki97]

So, I'll mark you down in the no one wants to work anymore group.

You say it like it's a bad thing. Work blows.

 

[seminole97]

4x 8 or
3x10

should be the norm. Gets parents back to their kids.

Didn’t Obamacare make that the norm for some people?
I recall reading firsthand account from people who had their hours reduced to get under the ‘full time’ stipulation in the law (I think it was 34+ made you full time and the employer was put on the hook).
These commenters weren’t happy about it.

 

[millah_22]

Didn’t Obamacare make that the norm for some people?
I recall reading firsthand account from people who had their hours reduced to get under the ‘full time’ stipulation in the law (I think it was 34+ made you full time and the employer was put on the hook).
These commenters weren’t happy about it.

Ya, because that's a pretty shitty thing to do since nearly all health insurance is tied to employment.

 

[Cougar63]

Didn’t Obamacare make that the norm for some people?
I recall reading firsthand account from people who had their hours reduced to get under the ‘full time’ stipulation in the law (I think it was 34+ made you full time and the employer was put on the hook).
These commenters weren’t happy about it.

The point of making 4x8 or 3x10 full time would be so that the employers would still have to give full time benefits, not skirt the system.

 

[hawkeye54545]

A bad of of golf is better than a good day of work.

 

[Gimmered]

Ok first of all, yes, please do bc I don't want to work. But also are the two options you are presenting "work 60 hours or no one wants to work at all"? Seems rather black and white.

The only reason I'm working 60 hour weeks, is because nobody wants to work any more. We are down 25 people, 10%, and have been for quite some time. We hire some and lose others. If we get down to needing 19 it seems we lose several.

 

[Cougar63]

The only reason I'm working 60 hour weeks, is because nobody wants to work any more. We are down 25 people, 10%, and have been for quite some time. We hire some and lose others. If we get down to needing 19 it seems we lose several.

Sounds like terrible management to me.

 

[Hawki97]

The only reason I'm working 60 hour weeks, is because nobody wants to work any more. We are down 25 people, 10%, and have been for quite some time. We hire some and lose others. If we get down to needing 19 it seems we lose several.

I'd find a new job. Life's too short to work it away.

 

[torbee]

When I have a job I like, I enjoy work. Fortunately, that has been most of my career with a few exceptions and a few bad bosses.

Right now, I enjoy getting up and going to work, interacting with my colleagues and being involved in interesting projects.

Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I like having a purpose and goals to achieve and find work a good outlet for that.

 

[Nole Lou]

This is related to something that always gives me a chuckle.

Every named "generation" gets labelled with some variation of the same description...

- Idealistic
- Not as focused on material things
- Wants to change the world for the better
- Doesn't want to work as hard
- Concerned with feelings
- soft
- rejecting the conformity of the previous generation(s)
- independent

That was applied to describe baby boomers, then Gen X, then Millennials, now Gen Z, etc.

Guess what...those describe all young people. We start describing generations when they hit young adulthood, and use variations on things that ALWAYS describe young people.

I'm absolutely certain that the parents of the Greatest Generation were bitching about how entitled and soft their kids were.

It's so dumb. Sweeping generalizations about generations are so dumb. I like talking about generational differences, but the real differences are way more prosaic. It's hard to find things that apply widely to any generation, and don't apply widely to previous generations.

I think about it a lot, and to me maybe the most defining characteristic of Gen X is that it is the first generation that never gave up childish things in behavior, interests, style, hobbies, etc. Generation X is the generation that basically rejected formal work wear (once in a position to do so) and sees no problem with wearing shorts to work. They never stopped playing video games, role playing games, paintball, etc. They kept their baseball cards and their action figures. They watched and enjoyed Spongebob with their kids (or without kids).

I think this is the most definite thing that separates Generation X from previous. It's widespread, and it's a complete break.

 

[Gimmered]

Sounds like terrible management to me.

Can't really force people to go to work for you. It is an at will State.

 

[Nole Lou]

Also, while I'm hardly a socialist, if nobody wants to work then you're job is not attractive enough, whether pay, benefits, environment or whatever. The idea that young people should be happy to work like dogs for base pay because that's how it works and how we did it is just so much bullshit. If the corporate world has to readjust accordingly, then that's how its always been.

 

[Flie]

I feel the 40 hour "normal" work week needs to go away.

We are considering going to 4 days per week with 10 hour days. Still 40 hours (minimum) but gives people 3 days off per week.

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

Classic capitalist complaint.

I work 6 ten hour days. Build 500 I phones. Big Bossman say “ work harder Chang, what you do Sunday? “

Classic Communism…

 

[Cougar63]

Can't really force people to go to work for you. It is an at will State.

Yeah, but it's on management to find out why there's a big deal of turnover and adapt to the changing needs of the worker. Obviously if there's such and issue with other people working there, something about your company and its management is causing an issue. If it were 1-2 people, then, sure, it's on them. If it's as bad as you're making it out to be, it's on your management.

 

[Gimmered]

I'd find a new job. Life's too short to work it away.

I'm about 5 to 7 years from retirement. Worked there 43 years. I'm not leaving at this point. My daughter however worked at another factory, same situation there, she just quit for that very reason. She took a lower paying job with a guy that truly care about his employees.

 

[Hawki97]

When I have a job I like, I enjoy work. Fortunately, that has been most of my career with a few exceptions and a few bad bosses.

Right now, I enjoy getting up and going to work, interacting with my colleagues and being involved in interesting projects.

Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I like having a purpose and goals to achieve and find work a good outlet for that.

I've never had a job I woke up and was excited about. It has always just been a means to an end (paycheck). While the pay was/is fantastic and I'm good at what I do, I chose poorly when it came to a career. I'm looking to change that now later in life.

That said, I love goals and completing things as well. My hobbies are where I get that satisfaction.

 

[Gimmered]

Yeah, but it's on management to find out why there's a big deal of turnover and adapt to the changing needs of the worker. Obviously if there's such and issue with other people working there, something about your company and its management is causing an issue. If it were 1-2 people, then, sure, it's on them. If it's as bad as you're making it out to be, it's on your management.

Oh they have adapted. a lot of it is retirement. As I said, I've been there 43 years, several have been there longer. It was something that's been in the works for years. It's not just at my company either, it's the entire area. Our unemployment is so low we have people working that don't want jobs out of guilt.

 

[SSG T]

'Nobody Wants to Work Anymore' Meme Cites Real Newspaper Articles

<meta charset=utf-8;utf-8">We looked for the origins of clippings from 14 articles that were published between 1894 and 2022, most of which we found in newspaper archives.

www.snopes.com

Fact checked to be accurate.

Just like all the complaints about the young people these days which are always the same going back to ancient Greece it seems like this nugget is as old as the hills. Because apparently the generations that won the west, won World War 1, Got through the great depression, won World War 2, the baby boomers and Gen X didn't want to work either. Greatest generation. . . So lazy millions of them took a 3 year vacation to Europe and Asia just to get out of work.

I mean, Gen X was so famous about this we were called slackers.

Just like then, it's currently BS made up by people who can't get workers to do the crap jobs for crap pay and crap benefits they offer.

 

[Gonolz]

I feel the 40 hour "normal" work week needs to go away.

Mine did, it's 60 hours now.