2008 Woodie Awards
Let's Mosey Around
Sucking the life out of work
Brian Moser
Issue date: 2/19/04 Section: Fun House
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Many people in this great country spend their lives working. From talking to many people around campus and at my job, I have come to the conclusion that most do not like working.
This is usually exemplified by the way people talk about work. "I have to go to work today" is something I will hear people groan out as if they are going to be whipped in a Spanish prison and fed gruel. That may be a job for the people on the MTV hit show Jackass, but we won't get into those kinds of jobs.
Occupations such as a secretary, bank teller, burger engineer at McDonalds, and dish washer are perfect examples of the usual college employment. Why do many people prefer not to work at their job and rather do something else?
This is a question that many would respond to by saying, "Duh, it is obvious, work sucks." Well, I want to take a closer look at why work "sucks."
People don't like to work because there are so many better activities to spend their precious time on, and no I am not going to mention the activities that involve contraceptives and/or alcohol. There are more important activities such as homework, studying for tests, washing laundry, and cleaning dishes to be done.
Wait a minute; we are talking about reality, not fantasy land where all of the students put their every waking hour into school. Actually, many students feel that talking with friends, spending time with a significant others, playing video games, and watching television seem more important. "Do these activities further the progress of your educated life and/or make money?" The answer is obviously no. Then why are they important? One word: Sanity.
Although I have never heard of college students going insane to the point of completely devouring their textbooks, I strongly believe this could happen. There have been sightings of students eating a few pages of their textbooks, but they were rushed immediately to a television where they were subjected to a reality television show to reduce their overheated brain.
This is usually exemplified by the way people talk about work. "I have to go to work today" is something I will hear people groan out as if they are going to be whipped in a Spanish prison and fed gruel. That may be a job for the people on the MTV hit show Jackass, but we won't get into those kinds of jobs.
Occupations such as a secretary, bank teller, burger engineer at McDonalds, and dish washer are perfect examples of the usual college employment. Why do many people prefer not to work at their job and rather do something else?
This is a question that many would respond to by saying, "Duh, it is obvious, work sucks." Well, I want to take a closer look at why work "sucks."
People don't like to work because there are so many better activities to spend their precious time on, and no I am not going to mention the activities that involve contraceptives and/or alcohol. There are more important activities such as homework, studying for tests, washing laundry, and cleaning dishes to be done.
Wait a minute; we are talking about reality, not fantasy land where all of the students put their every waking hour into school. Actually, many students feel that talking with friends, spending time with a significant others, playing video games, and watching television seem more important. "Do these activities further the progress of your educated life and/or make money?" The answer is obviously no. Then why are they important? One word: Sanity.
Although I have never heard of college students going insane to the point of completely devouring their textbooks, I strongly believe this could happen. There have been sightings of students eating a few pages of their textbooks, but they were rushed immediately to a television where they were subjected to a reality television show to reduce their overheated brain.