Shit, what does a job mean?

Everett 2022-02-25 08:02:03

After I quit my job and stopped to look at the world around me, I realized that there are actually many pictures worth stopping and watching. Accidentally saw this black and white film fifty years ago, director Olmi's debut, the 93-minute film describes the job hunting of a young Italian country boy who was young in the city. The life and work of the clerk, and his psychological reality.
After watching the film, I have a great resonance, isn't this boy who I am now! Simple but fearful eyes, kind and shy face, the ordeal of finding a job, having a good time with a job-seeking girl, the jerky experience of joining a staff club, the seating arrangement in the office... I found that I had I replaced it myself, and I became that boy. Not to mention the misfortune of various jobs recently, in fact, when I saw the teenager, I was thinking, how many employees like him in the world, working hard in the city, working hard and diligently for a stable and meager job, at first Their ideals gradually vanished, and they became rigid, numb, and ignorant only under the mechanical, dogmatic, rigid, and uninteresting work of an industrial society. I have heard a long time ago that society is a melting pot. If you want to be a social person, you must hone in this melting pot. Many young people have invested in this melting pot, as well as their own dreams and life. In the end, in order to live a successful life in the eyes of others, they become square and round in the melting pot, abide by the rules, become mature, and become in line with social requirements.
And many people like me, who yearn for freedom, unfettered, and life, are considered irresponsible and not mature social people. What a sad thing this is. The rules of the city and the city give birth to many ruleists. Those managers and supervisors become the leaders of small teams with their own efforts, and they use the same rigid and serious rules to restrain the people below. That's it, the rules are continued, only People who work hard are recognized. Human nature should not be like this, it should be free, equal and happy, this is deeply imprinted in my heart, I think that the socialization of people will make the individuality lose, which is why we seem to be It is like a flowing commodity on the product assembly line, trying to struggle but unable to break free.
Seeing the friends here, have you ever given up your personal life for the company? The freedom we want in our hearts is wasted and occupied, and we often become timid when faced with that salary. This is very interesting and very helpless. The film restores the job search and entry process of such a small employee for us. This is also an important period for him to enter the society. How many people have found their own shadow in him, and how many people have something to say in their hearts? How many people are still working hard while talking about hard work? In this way, we live truthfully and transparently, and live hard for a certain hope in the future.
In fact, we are not sad, we just think so, there is still a lot of happiness in work, but thinking like this can not hide the fact that our personality is betrayed by work, and betrayed so cleverly that many times we Didn't notice it at all.
Maybe this can explain the reason why I quit my job every time. The liberal elements in me are so strong that when someone encounters it with bad intentions, he will revolt. If you don't agree to it, you can't do it, hehe, the body Freedom has to continue to demand that those who are bound will be burned in this melting pot, who knows.

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  • Old Man on the Street: What's going on?

    Domenico Cantoni: Tests.

    Old Man on the Street: Tests? What for?

    Domenico Cantoni: If we pass the test, we get a job.

    Old Man on the Street: What will they think of next?

  • Domenico Cantoni: Did you go to secretary school?

    Antonietta Masetti: No, middle school. I wanted to study languages. But, I gave it up. Sooner or later I'll get married and that will be that.