I feel bad for anyone who’s identity and self worth is so tied to their job that they’d feel this way.
If I woke up tomorrow and was told I could keep receiving my current income for the rest of my life, but I just wouldn’t have to actually put in the time and do the work?
I would never touch that work again.
There’s so many things I could do, activities to try, things to learn, and skills to develop that I could never imagine getting so damn bored with my life without work that I’d ever remotely consider getting back into the work force.
Work is what I do in order to afford the life I want. It’s not the life I want.