I think any employee who does that will regret it in a few months. It’s really myopic to take unemployment over a job, not only economically but for one’s own sense of purpose.
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I think I’m a really bad example for extrapolation across the entire population. I went into the workforce thinking I was hot shit and got fired and had trouble as an employee. I worked a minimum wage data entry job and felt good about it when I figured out how to use automation
To do in 5 minutes what others were doing in 5 hours. I like unloading containers because it’s a great workout. Not everyone wants to be Michael Jordan (like I do) and for a lot of those people a job, even if it’s not amazing, is great.