Why Looking for a Job Is Miserable Now (But So Is Having One...) | Explained

While work has never necessarily been fun, recently the “grind” has been truly grinding us down – and, terrifyingly, trapping us in. As the world of employment has become ever more dire, we’ve begun to see this total imbalance between work and a healthy, safe life play out on screen in a variety of ways – from the psychological in Severance, to the physical in Mickey 17 and Paradise, and beyond. So, what do these kinds of stories tell us about the dangers of the total fracturing of our lives for work – and can they give us a map to escape?

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:33 The total breakdown of work/life balance
04:47 The impossible modern job market
08:29 Can we ever escape the grind?

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