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Toxic productivity is essentially an unhealthy desire to be productive at all times, at all costs. It's the need to go the “extra mile” at work or at home, even when it's not expected of you. Toxic productivity doesn't even let up once the task is complete.

So why did he say this was problematic? What is the "unhealthy" or toxic part?

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Posted by BamaChemE

Midland, TX

Member since Feb 2012

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Posted on 4/16/21 at 10:25 am to DevilDagNS

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So why did he say this was problematic? What is the "unhealthy" or toxic part?

Even in your personal life of trying to better yourself (getting healthy, learning a new language, etc) will always leave you disappointed. Even though we think of universities as being liberal, the capitalistic incentives to grow student populations, have faculty teach classes in the face of a pandemic are bad for the employee. The overall point was that even the university system should be dismantled because it doesn't care for the "laborers."

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Posted by SammyTiger

Baton Rouge, LA

Member since Feb 2009

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Posted on 4/16/21 at 12:23 pm to DevilDagNS

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So why did he say this was problematic? What is the "unhealthy" or toxic part?

The at all costs part

There is a point where you job can easily effect your health and family. It can even effect your performance as burnout is a real issue at most places with this kind of work culture.

The definition clearly points at the idea that your job shouldn’t ruin the rest of your life and people jump on here to be like “communist hate good old fashioned hard work.”

This post was edited on 4/16/21 at 12:33 pm

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