Do you consider most "non-passion" jobs (e.g., plumbers, oil riggers, factory workers, cashiers) to be a form of coercion of the employee?
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They don't have a choice to not work those jobs so it's inherently exploitive.
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I think automation should do away with a lot of those jobs, but I'd put put something like "plumber" in a different category from "cashier." I don't think anyone feels called to be a cashier, but trades can be very rewarding.
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These aren't really all equivalent jobs. Plumbers and oil riggers can make serious money, factory workers depending, but not really cashiers.
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This is badly phrased (or maybe it's my english level), are you talking as a general conceptual coercion, a direct threat, other?
I would almost say that like this it doesn't mean anything. But voting yes capitalism anyway.
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You shouldn't follow your passion, take your passion with you where ever you end up.
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I think that if you look at any profession you can find members who are passionate. Heck, back in high school at my McJob we’d try and set speed records in the drive through during the Sunday morning rush just for fun. It wasn’t a lifelong career but we tried to excel.
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I've known some pretty passionate plumbers ... but I can't recall any passionate cashiers, so that part's fair.
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How could be a worker choice to get paid shit for doing a life threatening job.