Thursday, January 20, 2005
(in)voluntary servitude
I shared my morning elevator ride with two men today, both of whom were bespectacled, balding and in decent shape for being middle-aged. In addition to the standard niceties exchanged by co-workers, these men also discussed how they have been putting in a lot of hours recently. One of them mentioned that he had been at work until 9 pm the previous night and that he would most likely be made to stay that late today. His comrade comforted him by stating that he only had to deal with such things for another 20 years or so and then he could retire. The first guy simply responded by saying, “That’s a daunting prospect.” As I exited at my floor the two men stood in silence, eyes wide and mouths slightly agape, while the gravity of their words hit them like a slug to the chest.
How did these poor souls reach such a pass? What choices did they make in the past that led to this present and will bring such a threatening future? There are lessons here for all of us to learn from.
How did these poor souls reach such a pass? What choices did they make in the past that led to this present and will bring such a threatening future? There are lessons here for all of us to learn from.
# posted by workplex @ 13:15 
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