No nos da la vida : Cómo el trabajo devora nuestro tiempo y qué podemos hacer para recuperarlo

There are two main reasons for staying in a job: hope and fear. The hope of advancement, of stability, of a pay raise. Or, the fear of not being able to pay the rent, of not making ends meet, of not being good enough, of failing. Fear. Our fears. If our salary barely allows us to cover our basic needs, if we work without the hope of getting ahead, going from home to work and from work to more work at home; without free time to dream, without the energy to make those dreams a reality, is it worth working so many hours? The answer is always no. It's never worth it. If we're going to struggle to make ends meet anyway, what if we still struggle but gain time and a better quality of life? In this essay, which blends personal reflection with collective narrative, Laura Camps de Agorreta, a digital activist and creative writer, precisely analyzes our relationship with work and invites us to reflect on how we got here and what kind of future we want. Because once you gain time, you never want to let it go.