On Workism

The introduction to Ben Carlson’s article “Why Are People Miserable At Work” is the perfect illustration in our times for how and why work is examined with religious devotion. Even the language that generally accompanies the inquiry, “What do you do for work?”, is optimistically suggestive, “what’s your passion”, “your drive”, “accomplishments”, “what do you earn“. There is so much we assume about vocations and the efforts we engage them with, our language seems to […]