Nine-to-five? That’s not a hamster wheel, that’s coasting! Admirable if one’s life has spiritual meaning, but coasting is just a slow hamster wheel if modest materialism is the end and not a means.
Right - that’s a freakin’ breeze!
“Nine-to-five? That’s not a hamster wheel, that’s coasting!”
Hubby used to interview newly graduated PhD “kids” for a contractor in missile defense. One of them asked, “is it true I would have to work 40 hours a week?” Answer: “If you’re lucky you’ll ONLY have to work 40 hours a week.”
The kid turned down the job. Probably a barista at Starbucks or something.
This was about 20 years ago. I can’t imagine how it is now.