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  • vestmoria@linux.communityOPtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•A curious conversation with a coworker who enjoys her job. How many of you like your job?English
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    3 days ago

    That doesn’t make any sense.

    if what I described happens anywhere, why even change jobs?

    Why is this such a big deal to you. So what if your co-workers enjoy their work. That has nothing to do with you.

    because I feel this is a trap where I’m supposed to say that I love my job more than anything, because I think this is how managers search for the ones who only want a paycheck and to leave work stuff at the workplace, because I work to live, not live to work, because I only want to do my hours and enjoy my life away from my coworkers, because managers actively search for the ones who drink the kool-aid and believe they will get a promotion if they just try harder, because the ones who ‘enjoy’ their jobs are the ones happy to work for the manager for free, because the ones who ‘like’ their jobs are the ones less likely to establish boundaries (and enjoy being exploited).

    Trying harder just means you get a pat on your back and a bigger shovel, not a raise.