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The Gray Area with Sean Illing

A pro-worker work ethic

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

Vox Media Podcast Network

Society & Culture, News, Politics, News Commentary, Philosophy

4.610.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Americans have absorbed the “Protestant work ethic” — the idea that our value as human beings is determined by how hard we work and how much money we make. Elizabeth Anderson explains how this evolved, why it pervades everything, and why it sucks. Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area Guest: Elizabeth Anderson, professor of public philosophy at the University of Michigan. Enjoyed this episode? Rate The Gray Area ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Be the first to hear new episodes of The Gray Area by following us in your favorite podcast app. Links here: https://www.vox.com/the-gray-area Support The Gray Area by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts This episode was made by: Producer: Jon Ehrens Engineer: Patrick Boyd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:08.0

If you're American, when you hear the phrase,

1:11.0

work ethic, you probably think of some imaginary worker who puts her job

1:16.0

above everything else, who doesn't complain, who does what she's told. You think in

1:22.4

other words of the perfect employee. That is certainly

1:27.6

one version of the work ethic and it's a story that serves employers much more than it serves employees.

1:36.0

But is that the only version of the work ethic?

1:40.0

Or to put it more directly, is it the best version of the work ethic?

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