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Re:Pre-industrial workers had a shorter workweek than today'... by t-3 on Saturday October 30, 2021 @04:06PM (#29051900)
Agreed. Another great thing about physical labor (to me at least) is that you can avoid most of the forced social interactions, politicking, and drama that happens in offices.

Go in to work, put in my headphones, do repetitive task, go home. It's simple, keeps me in shape, and doesn't make me loathe myself or my hobbies. If I were skilled and smart enough to get jobs that were more interesting/less evil than setting up corporate infrastructure, administering Windows, or churning out spyware, maybe I would have a different perspective, but I'm not.

Re:Pre-industrial workers had a shorter workweek than today'... by ikr678 on Sunday October 31, 2021 @12:39AM (#29054541)
The progress, in most physical tasks, is also immediately apparent.

Shift 10 pallets of stock, or plough a field? You know how much you have left of the task at a glance.

Work through a pile of Jira tickets? That could be a morning or a day of headaches.