Ilana Ettinger
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Ilana Ettinger
To be sure, we’re seeing the erosion of the ideal of an employee whose family responsibilities are kept tastefully out of sight.
Joan C. Williams • The Pandemic Has Exposed the Fallacy of the “Ideal Worker”
While working for the internet can be rewarding, it can also be an isolating experience, with little room for error.
Nick deWilde • Why the new employer of choice is no employer at all
It’s because there’s still a widespread reverence for the “ideal worker.” We commonly define the ideal worker as someone who starts working in early adulthood and continues, full-time and full force, for 40 years straight. The concept reflects a breadwinner-homemaker model that dates back to the Industrial Revolution and functioned fairly well
... See moreJoan C. Williams • The Pandemic Has Exposed the Fallacy of the “Ideal Worker”
Hell is a collection of individuals who are spending the bulk of their time working on a task they don’t like and are not especially good at.
David Graeber • On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber (366ES) — Atlas of Places
on the concept of Combinatory Play
