I went back to work because someone had to pay for the groceries.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Work is often a necessity to meet basic survival needs like food.
- In plain terms
- I work to afford essential things.
- What can you take from it?
- Survival often drives employment.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What motivates your work?
- Is survival enough?
Another view
It reduces work to mere obligation.
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