A quote I saw today on another social that will now live rent-free in my head forever:

"No one wants to work" is just "no one wants to date nice guys", but for employers.

@klardotsh An employer who tells you that “no one wants to work” is telling you a lot more about themselves than they realise. They might even come to understand why no one wants to work (for them) anymore.
@frankcat @klardotsh you’re right that “no one wants to work” says a lot more about the person saying it. In my experience, most people DO want to work. Work and productivity gives meaning to our lives. What people don’t want to do is work meaningless jobs with no autonomy and shitty wages. If I won the lottery tomorrow, I would still work. I would still freelance because I like doing it, and I would focus on my company and other pursuits that I’ve had to put to the side because they aren’t immediately remunerative. That’s work; it’s just work I like doing. What that money would free me from doing is having to craft individualized resumes to beat ATS systems so I can finally get an interview at a corporation that will most probably underpay me for the privilege of working in a toxic workplace.