AEI Visiting Scholar Arthur C. Brooks reports that Americans work more than their counterparts in many developed countries yet take less vacation time, and they appear to be happy about it. Brooks writes: "For most Americans, work is a rock-solid source of life happiness." His two recent articles on happiness and work include “Happy for the Work” and “What Really Buys Happiness?"
I want to find who these people who are happy with taking less vacation time and give them a radical re-education in slacking. What the fuck kind of jackass says to himself, "Hmm, I have some reports I could write instead of going to Barbados for a week in the sun and booze. I love these reports and mail merges so much that I can skip out on all that sand." Somehow, I think it is more along the lines of "SHIT! JESUS CHRIST!!! HOLY FUCKING SPIRIT OF GOD HOW AM I GOING TO PAY FOR THIS FUCKING CAR, MY HOUSE AND MY DAMN KID'S CELL PHONE BILL THIS MONTH?!?! I can't take this fucking vacation that I am about to pay for on my 7th credit card!! Goddam, I better get some more OT in."
I guess that is why on Labor Day we take the whole day to camp out in the office and get some extra reports in while every one else is out enjoying another fucking day off, just so I can get somewhat close to way the fuck behind.
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You don't get Labor Day off? That massively sucks.
Oh no, I get to take Labor Day off, but I won't and I don't really want to get into it. It is just one giant pile of smelly stupid.
Freelance Genius Visiting Scholar Snag reports that Arthur C. Brooks is a dipshit.
"...work is a rock-solid source of life happiness."
if by rock-solid he means similar to a rock dropped from a great height, and by happiness he means bleeding ulcers, then yeah, exactly.
How can you get upset working when there are pictures of cute animals on the internet.
Like this.
For one thing, if I look at too many cute animals on the internet, I will get all teh vacation time a body could want. Other people might call it unemployment however.
Work is the new religion for a lot of people. So sad. For me, it's time away from that divine source of happiness, Guitar Hero.
More importantly, who the fuck names their kid Arthur?
Not this Jewish mother...that's who!
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