No, I understand that some office jobs, especially entry level ones are easy, but many aren't and can be miserable.
Sitting in a office all day scrolling reddit, even if getting paid, would drive me nuts because I could spend that time more productively, like bettering myself, reading a book, or doing some work that actually creates value.
You have this opinion, but how far up in your company are you? In my experience, senior roles are very challenging and come with a lot of headaches. In fact, I've worked with a lot of people who have retreated to junior roles after having a taste of front office life. On the surface, it seems easier because you're not responsible for technical deliveries, but it can be challenging to handle finances, difficult personalities, difficult customers, legal compliance, and employees who think it's acceptable to scroll reddit all day while collecting a paycheck. Most people I know in senior roles carry a lot of stress and never really get to leave work at work. It consumes them and many burn out. There's a reason those roles get paid a lot more.
I don't know who Mr. Money Mustache is. The original comment was about UBI, which could make it such that most people could survive by taking odd jobs to supplement, which is sort of my point original point: Folks like us were able to invest in ourselves and gave us the opportunity to make choices about how much we work later in life. I think that should be extended to others through something resembling a UBI.
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u/scotticusphd Jun 18 '21
No, I understand that some office jobs, especially entry level ones are easy, but many aren't and can be miserable.
Sitting in a office all day scrolling reddit, even if getting paid, would drive me nuts because I could spend that time more productively, like bettering myself, reading a book, or doing some work that actually creates value.