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?

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    68 months ago

    Downtime gets exhausting too. A day of nothing after a week of hard work is nice. Several days in a row of less than an hour of productive work is draining and makes it hard to actually work once things pick up.