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[...] Work and Politics - A Fictional Account Work and Politics Option No. A Fictional Account Depending on the era and society, we can observe different forms, different perceptions of work and its organization. In fact, during ancient Greece, work is associated with slavery, only slaves work to leave Greek citizens time for noble activities such as sports, philosophy, politics, the art of war, etc. On the other hand, today, work occupies an important part of our lives, whereas those who do not work or little (the unemployed, stay-at-home parents, etc.) are marginalized and socially little considered. [...]
[...] But also discovery activities such as finding passions, potential careers, the idea being to find out what the child aspires to and where they could flourish once adults. Once studies are completed, young people are hired with the career evolution system within the same company, that is to say that if there is a retirement in the company then it hires a young person who has studied in the sector." However, if young people cannot find work directly, while continuing their research, they can, in the meantime, have the last precarious jobs that are not performed by robots, such as maintenance in small businesses that have not yet had the means to obtain these machines or small service jobs such as babysitting, helping the elderly, etc. [...]
[...] However, with technological progress, machines used to replace humans will be carbon-neutral. Electric or hydrogen-powered transportation (cars, buses, planes, etc.) will be the norm. In addition, with the increase in household purchasing power, households will be able to consume better, bio and therefore in a more ecological way. Moving on to education and retirement in twenty years. Following the same principle as the reduction in adult working hours, the number of school days has also decreased and returned to 4 days for primary and secondary schools. [...]
[...] Certainly, with the reduction in working hours, couples will have more time to perform domestic tasks, which will gradually eliminate inequalities between men and women with regard to this specific work, they will spend the same amount of time on it, taking care of household chores, children, etc., on an equal footing. However, domestic work remains unpaid since it is part of the private sphere, even if it is socially recognized as an important task. This is why only stay-at-home mothers and fathers will still be able to receive specific assistance to help them accomplish this task since they are not employed. [...]
[...] Secondly, there is a consequence on the centrality of work in our lives. In fact, with the primacy of the economy in current societies, particularly since the Industrial Revolution and the appearance of the capitalist system, work defines social status, according to our salary, we belong to a certain social class (the dominant bourgeois class or the dominated proletariat class). Similarly, work generates social relationships and plays a role in secondary socialization, that is, the process by which individuals will integrate the norms and values of their society throughout their lives (relations with colleagues, with superiors, etc.). [...]
