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Re:We’re in a productivity crisis, according to 52 years of ... by rcbdev on Sunday September 17, 2023 @03:52AM (#37542567)
A friend of mine put it in terms of "boreout" and "burnout" jobs - I, for one, actually work all my hours and then some while he seems to only use 30-50% of his time on actual work.

I would like a boreout job.

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Re:We’re in a productivity crisis, according to 52 years of ... by Pooge on Sunday September 17, 2023 @04:28AM (#37542783)
Trust me you'd love to have one until you actually do get one.

Being imprisoned 40h/week with literally nothing to do and - depending on your work culture - being forbidden to do anything unrelated to work is by far one of the worst things for your mental health.

It's actually a known tactic to force workers to quit.

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Re:We’re in a productivity crisis, according to 52 years of ... by sambazi on Sunday September 17, 2023 @12:48PM (#37547027)
> It's actually a known tactic to force workers to quit.

whoever came up with that idea ...

srsly thou, while this scenario certainly can be soul crushing, i think that this is not the case for everyone or even most.

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