The Boss is a Jerk.

Many go to work to literally disengage.

Work is a break from the pressure and anxiety of being a grown up.

Turn up. Predictable. Few surprises. Follow a routine. Follow (mostly) clear (mostly) directions for (mostly) clear outcomes.

Good social life, too.

Surrender autonomy and agency to the boss in return for having someone to blame for your unhappiness.

Boss getting a little uppity in their demands and causing a little pycho-social hazard?

Don’t worry. The government will rescue you.

Work is respite care from Life.

Daydream on the journey home of all the things you could achieve with family and work.

If only the boss wasn’t such a jerk.