Why people are unwilling to work?

Answer 1

I can't pretend to speak for others, but as for myself ... I'm 34 years of age, healthy, able-bodied, and have never worked a day in my life - let alone had a job. What do I mean by "work"? Well, I mean selling my time / energy / productive abilities to someone else (a person, private company or other organisation e.g. the state) for a wage or salary, i.e. money. I've "worked" in the sense of doing tasks that require my time and effort butwithout any sort of payment, e.g. helping friends move house, volunteering at charities. I've also "worked" at bettering myself - I've successfully gained 3 university degrees (a first-class honours and two postgraduate degrees). But I refuse to work in the normal sense. Why? I am opposed to the idea of selling myself (my time and energy, my capacity to be productive) ifI am going to be exploited when so doing, i.e. if someone makes a profit from what I do. From my standpoint (and put simply), a worker contributes value to a product / service and should receive 100% of that contribution in return. When the product / service is sold, I believe it to be ethically unsound for someone elseto keep some of the money themselves if they have added no value. What is commonly called profit is, for me, theft from the worker. I refuse to willingly enter into a situation which permits someone to effectively steal from me! So, working for a private business is out of the question. Still, I could work for the state (e.g. local government). Except for the fact that I refuse to partake in any sort of bureaucracy - as bureaucracy is inherently inefficient and wasteful, while also empowering officials who - in reality - should serve the public, rather than having authority over the public. What's left? I could work for myself. Indeed I would, and would happily do so - except that I have no means to establish myself (I don't have the money to set things up, i.e. I have nothing). So, I go through life without anything. I don't claim any benefits, so I'm not a "scrounger". But I am left without any money coming in at all. Life is hard, and without future prospects. I am willing to contribute to society - but only on an ethical basis. I am willing to help out my fellow humans, but not if that means some people have undue authority over others. Since things are as they are, I'm left "unwilling to work".

Answer 2

People may be unwilling to work for various reasons, such as lack of motivation or fulfillment in their job, feeling overworked or underappreciated, personal issues affecting their ability to work, or pursuing other interests or priorities. Additionally, external factors like low pay, poor working conditions, or lack of opportunities for advancement can also contribute to people being unwilling to work.