Is the work society disappearing? | EUROtoday

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The place of work is declining in our lives. What are the underlying causes for this “disenchantment”? The prognosis is debated.

By Kévin Badeau

LDo French individuals shrink back from work? The pension reform, which not too long ago got here into drive, continues to name into query our relationship with work. Some figures present a sure detachment. According to Ifop, the proportion of working French individuals saying that the place of work of their life is “very important” has collapsed in simply over thirty years, going from 60% in 1990 to 21% in 2022.

The root causes of this decline are debated. Sociologist Jean Viard locations the blame on the Covid disaster, which might have accelerated our existential reflections. The improvement of teleworking would additionally assist to maintain the French away from work. In Lazy technology (L’Archipel), a ebook to be printed on September 14, financial journalist Pascal Perri discusses…