While I do enjoy a good “souless corporate office” gag, I have to wonder… Is the “Working until retirement in one workplace” joke relevant in today’s job market and with the current workforce?
I mean I work as an office drone in a mundane 9-to-5 job, but I’m not planning to retire from there – nor climbing their corporate ladder at this point.
While young he felt put upon, ill at ease,
In middle age he is resigned to there being as far to go ahead now as there is behind now and it is beyond his power to change that,
as an old man he can do this shit in his sleep, and often does,
And finally,,
Opti- so overjoyed at his retirement he feels like a kid again…
pess’- alzeimers has set in, he’s sundowning, actually thinks he’s 19, and the people around him are average looking 35 year olds viewed through the lens of his teenage self perception…
Poor glasses guy. Didn’t receive a mouse on his first working day, never complained about it. He could’ve had a much more enjoyable work life.
Why…? When you vim and/or modal, you don’t need any mice!
While I do enjoy a good “souless corporate office” gag, I have to wonder… Is the “Working until retirement in one workplace” joke relevant in today’s job market and with the current workforce?
I mean I work as an office drone in a mundane 9-to-5 job, but I’m not planning to retire from there – nor climbing their corporate ladder at this point.
I feel foolish… why is he a kid again at the end, but with them all ancient?
While young he felt put upon, ill at ease,
In middle age he is resigned to there being as far to go ahead now as there is behind now and it is beyond his power to change that,
as an old man he can do this shit in his sleep, and often does,
And finally,,
Opti- so overjoyed at his retirement he feels like a kid again…
pess’- alzeimers has set in, he’s sundowning, actually thinks he’s 19, and the people around him are average looking 35 year olds viewed through the lens of his teenage self perception…
Every decay.. This post is nice. Keep sharing the posts like this.