ABSTRACT
The significance attributed to work, both in a personal and social sense, is derived from the time–space in which it is undertaken. The pleasure of the work in and for itself thus evaporates, remaining merely a dim memory. Even those who refuse to fully capitulate to the system become driven, hoping that they can periodically create an oasis in which to pursue what they regard as their true love and vocation. The pleasure of leisure becomes the outcome of leisure activity, just as the pleasure of work is seen to reside in what is made possible by work. Alienation from one’s self and work automatically implies alienation from one’s environment and from others around oneself. A sense of insufficiency and dissatisfaction then runs like a current through all aspects of one’s life, communicating itself to one’s companions and co-workers and pervading all of one’s actions.
