Work has a bad rap
From Dictionary.com:
Nowhere in that definition or the other 53 definitions of work (yea, I can't believe that there are that many either) does it say that work is something that should be boring and tedious, or shouldn't be fascinating and enjoyable.
So why, I ask, do so many people have such a negative connotation of the word 'work'?
When I say to people "I'm working right now" I immediately hear "oh, that sucks." Um, no, not really - I enjoy my work, it's what I want to be doing, and accomplishing things that productively contribute to society makes me happy (silly me). Just because YOU don't like YOUR work, doesn't mean that work sucks (or should suck) for everyone. Stop raining on people's parade fools.
work [wurk] - exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something;
Nowhere in that definition or the other 53 definitions of work (yea, I can't believe that there are that many either) does it say that work is something that should be boring and tedious, or shouldn't be fascinating and enjoyable.
So why, I ask, do so many people have such a negative connotation of the word 'work'?
When I say to people "I'm working right now" I immediately hear "oh, that sucks." Um, no, not really - I enjoy my work, it's what I want to be doing, and accomplishing things that productively contribute to society makes me happy (silly me). Just because YOU don't like YOUR work, doesn't mean that work sucks (or should suck) for everyone. Stop raining on people's parade fools.
posted by Adam McFarland at
10/19/2006 08:49:00 PM
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