Twitter Is Cracking Up At A 14-Tweet Thread With Newspaper Snippets Explaining How “Nobody Wants To Work” Dated Starting 1894

They say the only constant in life is change.

Well, some might beg to differ. Recently, this one fellow came out with a brief rundown of another constant in our lovely universe. And that is the idea of people not wanting to work anymore.

Seems quite obvious, doesn’t it?

It is, but if you’ve taken research methods, you’ll know that in order to prove a point the proper way, it’s always better to have physical evidence of it in the form of printed publication snippets literally quoting actual people saying folks don’t want to work anymore.

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They say the only constant in life is change, but some might beg to differ because there’s another one, and that’s nobody wanting to work anymore

People working at computers in an office setting; highlighting the "nobody wants to work" sentiment.

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Researcher and instructor at the University of Calgary, Paul Fairie, has recently gone to Twitter to share a discovery of sorts. Being a newspaper enthusiast, he often stumbles upon curiosities that he shares on Twitter, and this time it was definitely a treat.

What he came out with was a brief history of “nobody wants to work anymore”. In a nutshell, it’s a good handful of snippets from between 1894 and 2022, nearly each of which represents a different decade in that time frame, and each of which contains some form of remark or complaint that folks no longer want to partake in the labor force.

Researcher and instructor Paul Fairie went to Twitter to share a brief history of “nobody wants to work anymore” in news snippets

Tweet by Paul Fairie discusses "nobody wants to work" historical snippets, dated July 19, 2022.

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Tweet from Paul Fairie about the "nobody wants to work" sentiment dated 2022 with 15.4K likes.

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Text excerpt highlights a survey where 1 in 5 leaders say “no one wants to work,” discussing job application issues.

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Tweet reply from Paul Fairie in 2022, displaying the year "2014" related to work topic.

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Newspaper snippet discussing work ethic, stating "nobody wants to work," questioning changes in American work attitudes.

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Tweet with newspaper snippet about "nobody wants to work" sentiment from 2006, shared by user on social media.

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But let’s break it down a bit. Not all snippets provide enough context to make precise conclusions, but the general gist is that there is usually some form of an employer or labor commenter attempting to explain a given contextual situation as being due to a shortage in labor, i.e. nobody wanting to work.

Contextual situations being: industries vary from coal miners to agricultural laborers to factory workers to even prisoners; the times and sociopolitical climates vary from the New Imperialism Era to the Great Depression to the World Wars to the Digital Revolution to current day post-Covid-ish times; the approach of the argument varies from those who talk about work as a point of pride and privilege to an issue of laziness or teenager mentality to labor strikes and labor rights. And all of it is wrapped into the theme of nobody wanting to work.

See? Constant.

The thread is comprised of newspaper snippets from 1894—2022, each containing some form of remark that folks no longer want to work

Tweet by @paulisci dated 1999, part of a thread on how "nobody wants to work," showcased with newspaper snippets.

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Newspaper snippet highlighting "nobody wants to work" sentiment, mentioning work preferences in a modern context.

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Tweet about "nobody wants to work" trend with year 1981, gaining 14.7K likes on Twitter.

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Newspaper snippet discussing the sentiment that "nobody wants to work" with mention of farming and hiring boys for clearing rocks.

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