What’s wrong with work?

“Why do so many people work so hard so that they can escape to Disneyland?
Why are video games more popular than work?
Why is driving an automobile more exciting and enjoyable to many people than their work?
Why do rank-and-file employees regularly spend less time at work than top executives?
Why do many workers spend years dreaming about, and planning for, retirement?
The reason is simple and dispiriting. We have made the workplace a frustrating and joyless place where people do what they’re told, and have few ways to participate in decisions or fully use their talents.“

– Dennis Bakke, Joy at Work