cross-posted from: https://linux.community/post/767456
I read posts about people quitting jobs because they’re boring or there is not much to do and I don’t get it: what’s wrong with being paid for doing nothing or not much at all?
Examples I can think of: being paid to be present but only working 30 minutes to 2 hours every 8 hours, or a job where you have to work 5 minutes every 30 minutes.
What’s wrong with reading a book, writing poetry or a novel, exercising, playing with the smartphone… and going home to enjoy your hobbies fully rested?
Am I missing something?
In my case, having something to keep me busy makes time move along faster so I’d rather have constant work than downtime so it feels like I am getting done with work and going home faster.
Reading/using my phone does the opposite. 30 minutes feels like 2 hours. I want 2 hours to feel like 30 minutes. Factory and routines that never end don’t work this way, though. But stocking shelves or cleaning toilets does; I think it’s because I can actually see that I have accomplished something, unlike when you do 1/100th of building the same exact thing for 8-10 straight hours and don’t even necessarily see the end result.