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catherine

3-4-14, 9:28am

I know a few of people here who are really going to dig this article talking about the Abolition of Work.. I liked it myself!

http://deoxy.org/endwork.htm

CathyA

3-4-14, 2:43pm

I'd love to see it catherine, but it keeps coming up "forbidden" on my computer.

catherine

3-4-14, 2:54pm

That's weird. I just tried the link from my computer and it works. Hmm..

spirit

3-4-14, 3:18pm

Link worked for me!

CathyA

3-4-14, 3:44pm

Makes sense it isn't working for me! Everything around me is breaking down. hahaha

Gardenarian

3-4-14, 4:08pm

"I agitate for permanent revelry." I'm in complete agreement! :cool:

Thanks for posting!

Jilly

3-4-14, 7:20pm

Good idea, as long I continue to have unrestricted access to chocolate.

Lainey

3-4-14, 8:40pm

I skimmed the article, it's pretty out there, but the enthusiasm shines through!

The one sentence, "Play is the suspension of consequences" reminds me of an art class I took recently. It's marketed to non-artists as a one-time fun evening event - with wine! - where you are set up with an easel, canvas, paints and brushes and a teacher leads everyone through copying a famous painting. It's a blast, and you are encouraged to get creative. However, one woman who sat behind me was griping, saying "I thought this class was supposed to be fun, but this is stressful!"
Basically, she could not relax enough to do something where she might "fail."

JaneV2.0

3-5-14, 9:52am

I used to have a discreet "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign at my desk. Finally, it proved true. I agree with the author.

clara24

3-27-14, 4:24am

Tammy

3-27-14, 9:32am

Spartana

3-27-14, 12:48pm

I was sick last week and home for 5 days. 2 of those days I spent some time with my grandson and got out of the house. By day 5 I was so bored. It was a treat to go back to work.

I'm one of those people who enjoys work. I just wish I could set my own hours ... I enjoyed my work too - just not "other" stuff that working involved - like commutes, over time (and regular time too :-)!), bosses, co-worker drama, HR, limited vacation time, only weekends off, having to be somewhere everyday for 8 plus hours, commutes again. But I do enjoy my retirement much much more! There is a big difference between being home sick and being retired. The boredom isn't really there because you have more of a long term view (i.e. the rest of your life) to make many plans, do many things, and get involved with many activities that you wouldn't do when sick at home for just a few days.

Teacher Terry

3-27-14, 3:57pm

Working p.t. for yourself is the best of both worlds:cool:

Spartana

3-27-14, 4:46pm

Working p.t. for yourself is the best of both worlds:cool:Oh but then you can't take leave for long periods of time off to travel the world! Maybe a seasonal job would be the best of both worlds. I always like (and wanna do) some of these cool kinds of jobs in interesting places I see at this web site www.coolworks.com My dream is to someday be the penguin pooper-scooper in Antarctica

Teacher Terry

3-27-14, 5:38pm

I teach online so that can be done anywhere that has internet. As far as my own consulting business I would just let my clients know I would be gone & the length of time. Not afraid of losing them since very few people do what I do. However, my biggest impediment to travel at the present time is my 3 Maltese. Used to have great people to move in but now can't be gone more then a week. But I would be lost without those babies! I like to travel but after 2 weeks I want to be home. I guess I am a cancer homebody.

Spartana

3-27-14, 6:48pm

Yes I had several dogs and cats when I first left my job and I also didn't want to be apart from them. Once the cats were gone I did travel with my 2 big dogs as much as I could tolerate it (which wasn't much!). But now they are gone and my small dog - which is actually a dog my sister and I inherited when my Dad passed away - will be living with her so I'll be free to go where ever I want for as long as I want. I'll miss her (the dog)but I know she'll be in good hands. But I agree, if you (or anyone) has a job they can do either on-line or seasonally then that's probably the best way to retire AND work too.

ToomuchStuff

3-27-14, 9:24pm

If this is happen what will happen to the country ? isn't weird to see people staying in house every weekdays and doing nothing ? in Helsinki i am working hard now on managing a ERP system or erp järjestelmä (http://valueframe.com/) and i think if the work is abolish well we are really have an lazy life and it is really crazy .

Well, with too much time on their hands, they will have to join boards, and only intermittently post spam links, months apart, between temporary bans. Oh, wait...>8)

mira

3-30-14, 5:41pm

I used to have a discreet "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign at my desk. Finally, it proved true. I agree with the author.
How did it prove true? Do you mean, in the literal sense, that work finally made you "free"? Or that the conditions in your workplace were a bit like slave labour...?

JaneV2.0

3-30-14, 6:10pm

How did it prove true? Do you mean, in the literal sense, that work finally made you "free"? Or that the conditions in your workplace were a bit like slave labour...?

I slogged along for 30 years and earned a pension at 47. It felt like a prison sentence, but halfway in, I didn't want to take a chance and have to start all over again.

catherine

3-30-14, 6:31pm

I slogged along for 30 years and earned a pension at 47. It felt like a prison sentence, but halfway in, I didn't want to take a chance and have to start all over again.

Jane, you worked at the same place since you were 17?? Or you meant you worked for 30 years altogether?

JaneV2.0

3-30-14, 6:58pm

I worked at for the same company since I was 17, but not in the same job. I went from the lowest-paid to the highest-paid non-management job in one stroke. It's a long story...