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Slartibartfast
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Posted: December 02 2011 at 14:36 |
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I don't think my tendency toward pessimism has anything to do with my preference to be at home rather than at work. When they create the job where I get paid to drink beer, watch tv and listen to music, then I might actually like working. Until that time, work will remain a necessary evil. |
I've had good jobs all my life, but if you could booze it up, watch tv and listen to music at work, what the hell do you aspire to do in your free time? I come pretty close to doing two of the three at work. Working on a computer is kind of like watching TV and I do get to listen to music while I do it, I just have to keep it down.
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refugee
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Posted: December 02 2011 at 14:41 |
Slartibartfast wrote:
The Doctor wrote:
I don't think my tendency toward pessimism has anything to do with my preference to be at home rather than at work. When they create the job where I get paid to drink beer, watch tv and listen to music, then I might actually like working. Until that time, work will remain a necessary evil. | I've had good jobs all my life, but if you could booze it up, watch tv and listen to music at work, what the hell do you aspire to do in your free time? I come pretty close to doing two of the three at work. Working on a computer is kind of like watching TV and I do get to listen to music while I do it, I just have to keep it down.
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Sometimes I do all three of them. I’m a translator, and every now and then I have a glass of something different than water while i work.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: December 02 2011 at 15:01 |
So when you're home you just drink something, watch something, and listen to something different? Maybe have sex, sleep, eat, dream or do you do that at work, too?
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refugee
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Posted: December 02 2011 at 15:09 |
I do all those things at home. And at work. It’s the same place, you know. Sometimes I even work.
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The Doctor
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Posted: December 02 2011 at 18:17 |
Slartibartfast wrote:
The Doctor wrote:
I don't think my tendency toward pessimism has anything to do with my preference to be at home rather than at work. When they create the job where I get paid to drink beer, watch tv and listen to music, then I might actually like working. Until that time, work will remain a necessary evil. | I've had good jobs all my life, but if you could booze it up, watch tv and listen to music at work, what the hell do you aspire to do in your free time? I come pretty close to doing two of the three at work. Working on a computer is kind of like watching TV and I do get to listen to music while I do it, I just have to keep it down.
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Oh, I've had good jobs too. And I have even "enjoyed" some of my jobs. But even the best job in the world doesn't compare to being at home or otherwise really enjoying life.
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I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: December 02 2011 at 18:30 |
Having a good job means you are engaged at work and get paid enough and not made to work too many hours to not be able to have the room or free time to enjoy yourself when you are not working.
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The Doctor
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Posted: December 02 2011 at 18:33 |
Slartibartfast wrote:
Having a good job means you are engaged at work and get paid enough and not made to work too many hours to not be able to have the room or free time to enjoy yourself when you are not working.
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And I've had those. And I still prefer goofing off 100% of the time to working. Work is something I must do to survive. Don't expect me to love it.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: December 02 2011 at 18:42 |
I work to live more than I live to work. ![Wink Wink](smileys/smiley2.gif) Also drive to work more than I work to drive. Balance is important.
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Posted: April 16 2012 at 13:58 |
I dont work and I dont drive.
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tamijo
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Posted: April 16 2012 at 14:05 |
The Drive To Work, Optimist
Have no problem with work, especialy the drive, its rather short and i listen to great music every morning.
Apart from the unlikely situation, that i should suddently had millions to spend, im fine with the social connections and interlectual challanges, i get from work, and its far from able to make me pessimistic.
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