You just need to pull yourself up by the bootstraps.

Well, it is true. Most people don’t want to work. I certainly wouldn’t if I could help it.

no one has ever wanted to work, you're supposed to pay them enough that they're willing to work anyway

In case anyone is interested in the sauces https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nobody-wants-to-work-anymore/

Here's the thing - I want to work. I love it - I create solutions to problems. It's who I am, and when I have nothing else to do I wander around turning scraps into something useful. I became a programmer because I could create without worries about wasting materials.

What I hate is being exploited like a resource - 40 hours a week is a lot. It's enough I use every free moment just getting my energy back. I have no time to work on my own projects or properly socialize - I just get worn down until I burn out and can't wake up in the morning.

I'm also very aware of the impact of my actions, and nearly every possible job involves draining the world of something to make money for someone who has plenty.

I don't care if other people get to coast because of my work, I just want to solve hard problems in a way that adds to the world.

I do care when I'm used as a pawn in the game of capitalism - But meet my basic and I'd spend my time creating

There's a reason why it's called "work" and "free time." Most prefer free time to do whatever they actually want to do.

I do workforce planning/management. No one wants to work by default. It is up to the organisation to do enough for their employees to compensate their employees so that they don't mind having to work. Whether culture, financial, work-life balance, etc.

Employers need workers but employees just need money. It is up to the employer to make a convincing argument that what they offer in exchange for finite portions of a person's life is reasonable, especially if they want to reduce costs with retention.

According to a new survey ... 1 in 5 executive leaders agree with this statement: "No one wants to work".

So, 4 in 5 executive leaders DO NOT agree with this statement, yet the message in the media is that "dammit, no one wants to work!".

Peak journalism.

I fucking hate capitalists

I wrote a blog article about this a while back with references to what this meme is actually quoting.

https://netmonkey.net/2023/06/03/nobody-wants-to-work-anymore/

Also, the point isn’t whether people want to work or not, but rather that the moral panic keeps coming up.

Some people want to work. They usually have no hobbies, family, or interests.

Or they have a job they love. I have heard legends of such things existing.

If no one wants to work then who the fuck are all these people on the highway at rush hour?

I want to Do. I like Doing. I like getting good at Doing.

I don’t like work. I only work so I can Do what I want.

Most people that say “people don’t want to work anymore” typically don’t themselves do any work

Change My View: Its not the business owner's fault that they can't pay enough wages to hire enough people. It is the landowners and land speculators fault for raising the rent / price of land to the point where the businessowers don't have enough money to pay.people because all their revenue is going to the landowners. I believe we need a land value tax to fix this issue.

Many of us are only working because we can't afford not to work. This bullshit world is designed in that way.

It's me, I don't want to work anymore.

Works as well with "Kids these days..."

My boss has been looking for new technicians since I joined but has had no luck. His excuse is the classic "Nobody wants to work", but then I saw what he's paying for entry level for the positions. It's so low you're better off working at McDonalds or slinging Amazon packages bad.

I understand very well that nobody wants to work anymore. The problem is, that despite all the technological advancements we still have to work. It's outrageous!

nobody ever wanted to work, we're forced to in order to fricken survive

Duh. Most people want money, the work itself is just a means to an end. And even many of the people that do enjoy their work would do something different with their life if money wasn't an issue.

My work ethic is a dlc the boss needs to pay extra for it

nO oNe wAnTs tO wOrK aNyMoRe

The 1979 disgusted businessman lmao

I like the the 2014 quote from the person as a teenager. Makes me think they and their peers worked hard, went up the ladder, and saw the people on the same rung don’t work hard OR that you see others in the hierarchy as less hardworking no matter where you are.

If it's all for myself and not for $, I think I can work...

Everything stays the same

When AI replaces us, we finally don't have to! :D

There are always underlying assumptions made by people who support industrial-age work for every human being. Things like... 9 to 5 work schedule (or longer) being compatible with their genetics, year round - winter or summer. Paperwork appreciation, having to fill out job applications often with high amounts of redundancy in the questions and formats. Red tape for getting paychecks and accounting. Dress codes and even uniform requirements. Businessmen preferences for rectangle and high-rise buildings that few other animals from Earth seem to construct or use to build loyal followers.

With generic randomness alone, I suspect that 20%+ of a population on Pale Blue Dot never fit in with what their local society considers perfectly "normal" conformity and biological needs in industrialized world.

My work ethic is to work by myself until i can actually support an employee. Until then, this is my business & my responsibility.

It's true, I don't want to work, but I have to work or I'll die of starvation, or exposure to the elements, or some preventable disease.

Would be great for sources of these to add context