work vs not work
Jun. 26th, 2005 09:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jenkDev counterpart: I'd generally rather not work than work myself.
Me: Well, I'd rather have money for rent and food and such than not.
Dev counterpart looks at me and blinks for a moment. "Well, yeah...."
When people fantasize about not working they tend to do so in a certain context: they've won the lottery, they're fabulously wealthy, they married someone who makes a huge amount of money, and so on.
The reality of not working tends to be a bit more mundane. Unemployment. Going back to school. Taking care of the kids (occasionally known as "day care cost more than my after-tax income"). These are rarely the never-ending vacation people think of in 'if I didn't have to work'. Jobhunting or tackling toddlers or dealing with homework and classes is not the same as a vacation.
Not sure where I'm going with this. Just ... funny how disconnected we can be from the practical.
In the meantime I'm going to go lay down and cuddle with Jesse. It might help my headache. It will definitely help my mood.
Me: Well, I'd rather have money for rent and food and such than not.
Dev counterpart looks at me and blinks for a moment. "Well, yeah...."
When people fantasize about not working they tend to do so in a certain context: they've won the lottery, they're fabulously wealthy, they married someone who makes a huge amount of money, and so on.
The reality of not working tends to be a bit more mundane. Unemployment. Going back to school. Taking care of the kids (occasionally known as "day care cost more than my after-tax income"). These are rarely the never-ending vacation people think of in 'if I didn't have to work'. Jobhunting or tackling toddlers or dealing with homework and classes is not the same as a vacation.
Not sure where I'm going with this. Just ... funny how disconnected we can be from the practical.
In the meantime I'm going to go lay down and cuddle with Jesse. It might help my headache. It will definitely help my mood.
