作者:( 美)伯罗斯
语言:中文
类型:EPUB
出版社:中信出版社
出版时间:2015-09-01
内容简介
You’retoldthatifyou”dowhatyoulove,you’llneverworkadayinyourlife.”Whetherit’sworkingfor”exposure”and”experience,”orenduringpoortreatmentinthenameof”beingpartofthefamily,”allemployeesarepushedtomakesacrificesfortheprivilegeofbeingabletodowhatwelove.
InWorkWon’tLoveYouBack,SarahJaffe,apreeminentvoiceonlabor,inequality,andsocialmovements,examinesthis”laboroflove”myth–theideathatcertainworkisnotreallywork,andthereforeshouldbedoneoutofpassioninsteadofpay.Toldthroughthelivesandexperiencesofworkersinvariousindustries–fromtheunpaidintern,totheoverworkedteacher,tothenonprofitworkerandeventheprofessionalathlete–Jafferevealshowallofushavebeentrickedintobuyingintoanewtyrannyofwork.
AsJaffeargues,understandingthetrapofthelaboroflovewillempowerustoworklessanddemandwhatourworkisworth.Andoncefreedfromthosebinds,wecanfinallyfigureoutwhatactuallygivesusjoy,pleasure,andsatisfaction.