The Treadmill
The metaphorical treadmill keeps running and those who aren’t able to keep up, are thrown off.
- Those who are able to stay on the treadmill are rewarded well, and that keeps the thought of getting away from the rat-race even farther away.
- The communal environment, work relationships and other perks offer a sense of fulfilment, purpose and identity, that is unmatched.
- The working professional becomes his job, as that is what he is, 24 hours a day.
- Even the thought of leaving the constant job role and going away is akin to death.
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