Arbeit nervt, ich weiß

The 40-hour work week is a prison sentence with dental benefits. "Passion projects" are code for unpaid overtime. Your boss isn't your friend, your company isn't your family, and "work-life balance" is corporate gaslighting. Marx called it alienated labor. Dolly Parton called it 9 to 5. The Blink-182 reference isn't ironic - it's prophetic.