{"id":3213,"date":"2018-11-14T14:56:04","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T19:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=3213"},"modified":"2018-11-14T14:56:04","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T19:56:04","slug":"poem-that-saddest-factory-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/14\/poem-that-saddest-factory-job\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: That Saddest Factory Job"},"content":{"rendered":"

He wanted<\/strong>
\nA sweet life<\/strong>
\nBut he woke<\/strong>
\nToo fine himself<\/strong>
\nIn a jam<\/strong>
\nToo preserve<\/strong>
\nThat weigh of life<\/strong>
\nBearing deferred dreams<\/strong>
\nHis soul apprehension<\/strong>
\nA future in trapped<\/strong>
\nJust wanting<\/strong>
\nA good deal bettor<\/strong>
\nThen merely make it<\/strong>
\nIn that saddest factory job<\/strong>
\nCast away<\/strong>
\nKnot knowing<\/strong>
\nWeather to feel red or blue<\/strong>
\nHole-heartedly<\/strong>
\nWanting<\/strong>
\nA vocation<\/strong>
\nEclipsing his passed<\/strong><\/p>\n

This poem is about the alienation present in much of modern work life. Between meaninglessness jobs and crappy jobs that run you into the ground, work can be a dangerous place for building a healthy life satisfaction.\u00a0Gallup polls reports that 87% of workers worldwide “are emotionally disconnected from their workplaces and less likely to be productive.”\u00a0 In the U.S., it’s 70%.<\/a>\u00a0This is particularly dangerous since work takes up so much of our conscious and semi-conscious life. For most people, their work life is pretty much a wasteland for their human potential and offers far too sparse opportunity for passionate vocations and creative skills. Even though “productivity” has steadily grown for generations, this has not translated well to increased human potential. Also, contemporary work realities offer even less leisure time than in recent generations. So, there is less room for pursuing other meaningful endeavors. How much work would it take to ameliorate this situation?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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