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American workers often describe themselves as "working for the weekend." karl marx would say that this sentiment indicates that in our relationship to work we are:

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fundamentally dissatisfied with our jobs. "Working for the weekend" describes a worker who does not get intrinsic satisfaction from job-related activities, and who is therefore just putting in his or her work time in order to get a financial reward. In this scenario, the weekend, when the worker has free time to enjoy, provides the only source of satisfaction.
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