I’ve seen it more as a thing people one-up each other over and use as a way of looking down on people. Like “you sat at a desk for 40 hours and you’re tired? So lazy. I just ran a construction project that was 4 weeks of 12 hour days, no days off.” Like yeah, that’s impressive, but your job’s physicality and long hours don’t invalidate other forms of labor and the exhaustion that can come with it.
Who would think this is a flex? What is this a reference to?
The general idea that somebody who works a lot of hours is a good/hard worker in contrast to the amount of work actually completed.
The reward for a job well done is more work.
IME it’s usually not a flex or a brag. It’s more like bitching or complaining.
I’ve seen it more as a thing people one-up each other over and use as a way of looking down on people. Like “you sat at a desk for 40 hours and you’re tired? So lazy. I just ran a construction project that was 4 weeks of 12 hour days, no days off.” Like yeah, that’s impressive, but your job’s physicality and long hours don’t invalidate other forms of labor and the exhaustion that can come with it.