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I think a lot of people wouldn't mind doing such types of jobs if they only need to do 2-3 shifts a week, in fact, I think a lot of people would enjoy it.

I think it's mostly the mix of overworked + low benefits + knowing that you have to do it otherwise you'll have nothing is the deal breaker - not so much the job itself.

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Yeh this is true, I have done some shit jobs, (grocery, retail, door to door sales) and the 5 days a week with only a few days off a year was what really ground you down. Doing a mindless service job 2 days a week and getting UBI would actually be awesome.

And it's often a random 5 days, maybe 6. You never know. It's hard to overstate how burdensome that is.

Just want to echo that I believe this to be true, as well. Jobs involving menial, unskilled labor can be almost therapeutic if you're only required to do it 2-3 times a week. I did night jobs while I was working full time as a developer and I would actually look forward to the work. Whereas the other employees who did it 5-6 days a week acted like it was torture.

Don't underestimate the context in which you worked e.g. showing up to the job having your ace-in-the-hole: the Knowledge (capitol K-Knowing in your bones) that you could do better socio-fiscally speaking. A lot of who we are and how we represent ourselves to society is bound up in work for some damnable reason. Feeling trapped in employment (and therefore trapped in your self-worth) is a major vector for anxiety/negative feedback loops.

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