How does ‘class-passing’ actually work?

Re:How does ‘class-passing’ actually work? by emodendroket on Thursday February 01, 2018 @04:05PM (#16285880)

I think the point here is that in white-collar workplaces long hours are mostly an abstract way of signaling that you take the job seriously, not exhausting in the way that long hours in a job demanding physical labor would be.

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Re:How does ‘class-passing’ actually work? by gbacon on Thursday February 01, 2018 @04:24PM (#16286044)

There are different kinds of tired — physically exhausted, brain-fried, and emotionally spent — but I’m not making any sort of comparison between them.

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Re:How does ‘class-passing’ actually work? by emodendroket on Thursday February 01, 2018 @04:27PM (#16286068)

Yeah, but the guy who always stays after at work, how much of his time is work and how much of it is browsing Reddit?

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Re:How does ‘class-passing’ actually work? by gbacon on Thursday February 01, 2018 @05:23PM (#16286494)

Fair question. Is that person slacking, projecting, coping, or percolating?

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Re:How does ‘class-passing’ actually work? by ShabbosGoy on Thursday February 01, 2018 @05:51PM (#16286719)

They’re signaling to management. Plain and simple.

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