What is a “JOB”?

December 28, 2011 at 9:36 am.

Posted by edog2k

Categories: Open Mic

"Why don't I strap on my job helmet and squeeze down into a job cannon and fire off into Jobland where jobs grow on little jobbies." -Charlie Kelly (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)

WTF is a job anyways? Why do we need for every able man and woman to find something to keep them occupied for 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year. What an arbitrary random number! 

Let me also refer you to a Scott Keller (3rd party candidate for prez) quote: "A "job" is NOT a human need. We don't NEED jobs. We need food, housing, clothing, education, peace, advancement, love, relationships, friendships, etc. SOCIETY needs for its members to WORK, but work does not equal job. Let's stop with this insane paradigm that we NEED jobs and reach for a better approach."

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