#136: Sisyphus at work
At work, do you feel like Sisyphus? Sisyphus was condemned by the gods to roll a rock to the top of a mountain. This might not have been such a bad fate if the rock stayed put. But, unfailingly, the rock would roll down the mountain and Sisyphus would have to start all over again.
Many people experience an equally absurd fate at work. But it’s not always the gods who have condemned them; more often it is their desire for more money that numbs their senses to the absurdity of what they are doing.
And yet, being numb at work is not always a bad thing. Because the minute your real feelings get through, you will be compelled to do one of two things: change your situation or suppress your feelings, again.
You can also do what many others do: blame your superiors for the absurdity of your situation and then scorn them openly. But how pitiful that would be.
I’m james@nonsenseatwork.com
Copyright: 2007 James Henry McIntosh
James can be heard on Public Radio, 88.9 FM WCVE, Richmond VA.
Monday - 7:19am and Saturday - 8:19am
Many people experience an equally absurd fate at work. But it’s not always the gods who have condemned them; more often it is their desire for more money that numbs their senses to the absurdity of what they are doing.
And yet, being numb at work is not always a bad thing. Because the minute your real feelings get through, you will be compelled to do one of two things: change your situation or suppress your feelings, again.
You can also do what many others do: blame your superiors for the absurdity of your situation and then scorn them openly. But how pitiful that would be.
I’m james@nonsenseatwork.com
Copyright: 2007 James Henry McIntosh
James can be heard on Public Radio, 88.9 FM WCVE, Richmond VA.
Monday - 7:19am and Saturday - 8:19am
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