People who feel the need to work

williamcornwall

Do you feel the need to work in the sense of keeping active? I don't mean in terms of needing to work for the money to pay bills but rather without work you would feel bored of life and without direction? I've heard this point being made before and find it very odd. There is so much to do, often costing very little, that I find it so sad that people feel they are nothing without sitting in some boring open planned office for 37 hrs a week typing away.

jason1231972

I need to work for financial reasons, like most others, but I also do feel the 'need' to work for the structure, routine, etc.

It helps that I like my job, though. I wouldn't do a job I didn't like, if I didn't have to.

starrystarry

williamcornwall wrote: »

Do you feel the need to work in the sense of keeping active? I don't mean in terms of needing to work for the money to pay bills but rather without work you would feel bored of life and without direction? I've heard this point being made before and find it very odd. There is so much to do, often costing very little, that I find it so sad that people feel they are nothing without sitting in some boring open planned office for 37 hrs a week typing away.

Ok, ok, we get the message, you hate your job. Starting numerous threads to moan about it isn't going to help. Do something positive.

Not all office jobs are boring, mine certainly isn't. I think one of the most important aspects is to have some sense of achievement at the end of your working day.

Pupnik

I don't feel the need to work to keep busy - I have several hobbies that I would love to devote more time to. I do like the social aspect of work though, and I do enjoy my job, for me it would be ideal to work perhaps 3 days a week.

williamcornwall

starrystarry wrote: »

Ok, ok, we get the message, you hate your job. Starting numerous threads to moan about it isn't going to help. Do something positive.

Not all office jobs are boring, mine certainly isn't. I think one of the most important aspects is to have some sense of achievement at the end of your working day.

A sense of achievement is important. It's just a shame so many jobs don't involve that. How can one feel a sense of achievement selling shoes or working in a factory making cheese or any of the other pointless tasks our economy demands most people do... or starve.

ktothema

Recently I've gone back to work to fill the time between redundancy and my second child. I didn't really need to work but felt my little one benefitted greatly fom being in nursery and I got bored of watching daytime tv and cleaning. Though if I hadn't needed to cover the nursery costs I probably would have volunteered somewhere. I've been very much enjoying adult interaction!

pink_princess

williamcornwall wrote: »

Do you feel the need to work in the sense of keeping active? I don't mean in terms of needing to work for the money to pay bills but rather without work you would feel bored of life and without direction? I've heard this point being made before and find it very odd. There is so much to do, often costing very little, that I find it so sad that people feel they are nothing without sitting in some boring open planned office for 37 hrs a week typing away.

I would love to win the lottery and not work :j
Working does not equal an active life to me.
We are an active family anyway. We go walking for around 5 miles a day through heather/fern hills and trails.
We'll take a picnic and a blanket and spend the day. Heaven

starrystarry

williamcornwall wrote: »

A sense of achievement is important. It's just a shame so many jobs don't involve that. How can one feel a sense of achievement selling shoes or working in a factory making cheese or any of the other pointless tasks our economy demands most people do... or starve.

Selling more shoes? Providing a better service for your customer? Doing your task in the factory to the best of your ability? Working hard and knowing that you've earned every penny of your wages?

pink_princess

ktothema wrote: »

Recently I've gone back to work to fill the time between redundancy and my second child. I didn't really need to work but felt my little one benefitted greatly fom being in nursery and I got bored of watching daytime tv and cleaning. Though if I hadn't needed to cover the nursery costs I probably would have volunteered somewhere. I've been very much enjoying adult interaction!

Now that is a different point. The feeling of enjoying not working is different from your first post. Your first post suggested that working was just to stay active.

EDIT- Sorry mixed you up with the OP

williamcornwall

starrystarry wrote: »

Selling more shoes? Providing a better service for your customer? Doing your task in the factory to the best of your ability? Working hard and knowing that you've earned every penny of your wages?

Being a mug for capitalist exploiters? When the time comes on your deathbed you won't be saying I wish I had sold more shoes or want to be saying 'I was downtrodden and used all my life but at least I earned my pennies'.
Life is about more than the bottom line and serving people who will sack you the moment you are more of a loss than a gain.

starrystarry

williamcornwall wrote: »

Being a mug for capitalist exploiters? When the time comes on your deathbed you won't be saying I wish I had sold more shoes or want to be saying 'I was downtrodden and used all my life but at least I earned my pennies'.
Life is about more than the bottom line and serving people who will sack you the moment you are more of a loss than a gain.

With an attitude like that you'll never find a fulfilling job.