Sweetleaf wrote:
XFilesGeek wrote:
Usually, because executive function issues and sensory problems prevent some of them from thriving in the extrovert-driven American job market.
I'd like to know why Americans are so obsessed about being able to "work." Having a job or not doesn't make you more or less of a worthwhile human.
In America job work you
probably does not make sense, anyways I agree.
lol
On a serious note, I suspect it derives from our Puritanical roots where "hard work" was the path to eternal salvation.
I believe in having a work ethic, but the American notion that we should be happy to work ourselves to death is ridiculous. Life is short and I don't intent to spend my time on Earth in a crappy job I can't stand, doing things I hate, for the benefit of people who hate me. Furthermore, I refuse to judge another person's worth as a human being based on whether or not they're employed.
_________________
"If we fail to anticipate the unforeseen or expect the unexpected in a universe of infinite possibilities, we may find ourselves at the mercy of anyone or anything that cannot be programmed, categorized or easily referenced."
-XFG (no longer a moderator)