The Demonization of Effort - Bemoaning Pajamas at Work

[Pokemon Conquistador]

The reason people look like shit today:

1. People back in the 50s and 60s were expected to dress up before they left the house. Even if you had a filthy job, you took a bath and dressed in your Sunday Best to go to Church. People who didn't conform were ostracized. After the Commies took over and standards loosened in the 70s, people started dressing like slobs, and the t-shirt and turtleneck techbros of the 90s stuck a knife in the formal workplace office suit for good. People started caring more about feeling comfortable as the consequences for looking like a slob decreased.

2. The invention of cars killed hats, as no one but farmers and ranchers needed to wear them anymore.

3. Women were liberated and earned their own money, meaning they could dress like slobs and still get men. Women no longer had to dress in ruffles and tight laces in an arms race with other women, competing to win the best provider males.

4. Stretchy and cheap fabrics were invented, meaning a person could have a wardrobe filled with baggy tees and one-size fits all elastic waistband pants. Tailored clothing was pretty much relegated to weddings, proms, or those few office jobs that still required them.

5. People eat like shit. They'd rather spend hundreds of dollars on doordash for some cooled over mediocre fried food, than cook their own healthy food. Medical science usually steps in to rescue the fatty from their bad decisions, at least until they reach a certain weight, which they might not reach until their 50s.

 

[YHWH's Strongest Soldier]

The reason people look like shit today:

1. People back in the 50s and 60s were expected to dress up before they left the house. Even if you had a filthy job, you took a bath and dressed in your Sunday Best to go to Church. People who didn't conform were ostracized. After the Commies took over and standards loosened in the 70s, people started dressing like slobs, and the t-shirt and turtleneck techbros of the 90s stuck a knife in the formal workplace office suit for good. People started caring more about feeling comfortable as the consequences for looking like a slob decreased.

2. The invention of cars killed hats, as no one but farmers and ranchers needed to wear them anymore.

3. Women were liberated and earned their own money, meaning they could dress like slobs and still get men. Women no longer had to dress in ruffles and tight laces in an arms race with other women, competing to win the best provider males.

4. Stretchy and cheap fabrics were invented, meaning a person could have a wardrobe filled with baggy tees and one-size fits all elastic waistband pants. Tailored clothing was pretty much relegated to weddings, proms, or those few office jobs that still required them.

Retarded comment and I would hire a single Dutchman, Scandi or German in pajamas over 100 pajeets in suits. Mind you, it's good to dress smartly but don't pretend like it's a mark of competence. I've seen too many Guptas and Singhs to believe that.

 

[Rick The Stick]

The only people wearing pajamas at work are niggers and faggots who "work" from home. Every establishment I go into, even the gas stations I use, has everyone wearing presentable uniforms.
The average Joe dresses like a fucking loser, absolutely, but I never see this shit in businesses.

 

[Dawdler]

Modern society is incredibly nepotistic and standard real world productive effort was replaced by social effort of kissing up to the right people. If you are a productive member of society, you might as well be a cow that everyone else sees as a sucker.

That hurt me inside

 

[Endless Torment]

I stopped putting any real effort into my work after multiple different jobs and workplaces where the only reward was more work and expectations.
Nothing motivates someone less then being forced to cover for others because your boss knows you can handle it or are better at it.

 

[Dawdler]

I worked overtime, on weekends and did 10-12h workdays. When big project was finally completed I got fired. Project lead who fucked everything up got a bonus.
Corporations are scum and don't bother to ever do more than bare minimum.

 

[Pokemon Conquistador]

Retarded comment and I would hire a single Dutchman, Scandi or German in pajamas over 100 pajeets in suits. Mind you, it's good to dress smartly but don't pretend like it's a mark of competence. I've seen too many Guptas and Singhs to believe that.

Pajeets and singhs dress well as a hack to get people to overestimate their abilities, because they understand that most humans are wired to see the person who puts more effort into their appearance as a superior worker who is less inclined towards laziness and criminality. Of course this is bullshit, because the 80-90s were filled with corrupt corporate executives who dressed well, but stole millions from people. I'm not saying that slobs are evil and lazy. I'm saying that society no longer pressures people to conform to a standard of stylishness and comportment, due to both changes in technology and an increase in resources that lets people live well without forcing them into situations where they need to adhere to a dress code.

 

[Marc]

That hurt me inside

Better to recognize you're a cow now than later; so you have additional time to make your peace with it (not that I've managed to).

 

[Dawdler]

Better to recognize you're a cow now than later; so you have additional time to make your peace with it (not that I've managed to).

I take pride in work I do so that's impossible.

 

[Xarpho's Return]

2. The invention of cars killed hats, as no one but farmers and ranchers needed to wear them anymore.

This is the latest grift by urbanists. Cars began to appear by the 1910s and 1920s, yet hat-wearing still dominated until the 1960s. (It is similar to the "no suburbs until the 1950s myth). It doesn't even make sense, either--by that token, Manhattan and New York would still be full of unironic hat-wearers (they aren't).

because the 80-90s were filled with corrupt corporate executives who dressed well, but stole millions from people.

Other than Mickey Monus, Robert Maxwell, and the Enron guys, I can't think of any other examples that aren't hyperbole (including screwing around with stocks).

 

[Angry Alt Right Nerd]

Work smarter not harder. In modern society this means being a scam artist.

 

[McMitch]

Work smarter not harder. In modern society this means being a scam artist.

I've found that 100% of the time, the people who profess this as a personal philosophy are wholly incapable of achieving either.

 

[crowabunga]

I've found that 100% of the time, the people who profess this as a personal philosophy are wholly incapable of achieving either.

To me that sounds like saying most of the sociopaths you've ever met are morons: you won't necessarily clock the smart ones

 

[Lei Wulong's Left Leg]

The hardest workers in my industry are usually rewarded with more, shittier work. Most people strike a balance between getting it done safely(e.g. slowly) and doing it efficiently as a result. That, and there's a strict set of guidelines about what we're allowed to do and not do(that the company often ignores anyway).
The only guys that get favoritism are nepo hires and the guys who work with the tools the company can't admit are extremely dangerous.

 

[Jesters]

The effort that goes into work should directly correlate into the respect you're given as a worker. Even if it's pretend respect that amounts to nothing.

I used to work a job where the dress code was basically just polo and slacks, but many people dressed well. I'd wear a blazer, pressed slacks, proper tie, much higher standard than dress code required, but it didn't look out of place. I worked 11-12 hour shifts daily, even though I only really needed to do 10 and could leave whenever I wanted. However, the job treated me with respect, the people I worked with were friendly, out clients were kind. I didn't complain because I loved the job even if it didn't pay the best.

Now I have a job that pays more but the people are assholes, everyone is a narc, there's zero respect from management, and you're expected to be a whipping boy without complaint. So, you're lucky if I show up in uniform and on time. On my second year of this job so I don't think they can even fire me because they can't retain anybody.

 

[Dawdler]

On my second year of this job so I don't think they can even fire me because they can't retain anybody.

They like it more when people quit themselves. HR has a log of applicants to go thru. They will find your replacement in no time.
However it may be like one of the previous CEO's delusions: We don't need him, we have a line of people waiting outside for work. HR: No one applied for this position in last 3 months.
They have been looking for someone for a year now after replacement quit.

 

[Xarpho's Return]

They like it more when people quit themselves. HR has a log of applicants to go thru. They will find your replacement in no time.
However it may be like one of the previous CEO's delusions: We don't need him, we have a line of people waiting outside for work. HR: No one applied for this position in last 3 months.
They have been looking for someone for a year now after replacement quit.

It's HR's fault for looking for a unicorn, basically "5 years in this industry, be at constant beck and call 24/7, fluent in three languages, Master's degree in Arbitrarybullshitology, and work for peanuts".

 

[Dawdler]

It's HR's fault for looking for a unicorn, basically "5 years in this industry, be at constant beck and call 24/7, fluent in three languages, Master's degree in Arbitrarybullshitology, and work for peanuts".

If they only possessed some self reflection to understand such unicorns actually exist, but they have much better options than working for this sweatshop.

 

[umseriously]

A lot of Gen Z has decided to quiet quit if the job doesn't meet their level of high prestige, either socially or financially. This then leads to a competency crisis of sorts, which is then perpetuated by them critiquing others who do want to work hard. It may sound fine, until you're at the receiving end of the competency crisis.

 

[Corpun]

Anyone else unable to help but stare with disdain at people walking around in public in pajama pants or other loungewear. Put some jeans on or something.