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Re:Figure out who's leaving the company: dump, diff, repeat by xorcist on Friday February 09, 2024 @06:10AM (#39313649)
So when you've earned your f-u money you stop showing up for work?

That's not what we see in practice. Most people with a sudden windfall (stocks, lottery winnings etc.) keeps showing up for work. Because how else would you stay socially meaningful in our society? Nobody really wants to sit at a beach sipping drinks the rest of their life, accomplishing nothing.

There is clearly a social aspect of work, at least for the majority that we can call socially functional. And it's at least as important as getting paid. Work is also a social role, and it hurts many people if they are left out of it. It's not easy.

Re:Figure out who's leaving the company: dump, diff, repeat by ryandrake on Friday February 09, 2024 @07:26AM (#39314089)
> So when you've earned your f-u money you stop showing up for work?

Yes. Absolutely 100% I am looking forward to it and counting down the days.

Re:Figure out who's leaving the company: dump, diff, repeat by harryquach on Friday February 09, 2024 @10:54AM (#39316069)
Absolutely, there are plenty of ways to be social, on my terms, with the people I choose. If I didn’t have to trade my time for money there are plenty of ways I can fill my days without corporate bullshit.
Re:Figure out who's leaving the company: dump, diff, repeat by mlrtime on Friday February 09, 2024 @08:59AM (#39314891)
This is one reason why playing the lottery [even if once] has some positive value.

It forces people into a thought experiment on what they would do if they didn't have to work.

Re:Figure out who's leaving the company: dump, diff, repeat by 2024throwaway on Friday February 09, 2024 @11:11AM (#39316267)
> Nobody really wants to sit at a beach sipping drinks the rest of their life, accomplishing nothing.

Speak for yourself.