The Frustration of Hearing “People Don’t Want to Work”

Chatting with my Uber driver got me thinking hard about shame and work.

Photo by Arif Riyanto on Unsplash

Last Monday, I had a fascinating conversation with my Uber driver, a talkative retiree new to western Massachusetts. Usually, I’d drive myself, but I was recovering from minor surgery and didn’t want to risk getting behind the wheel.