Turns Out That Work Isn't All It's Cracked Up to Be… takes

Oscar Wilde famously condemned work as “the curse of the drinking class,” and the prestige of work has had its ups and downs since then. In recent years, enthusiasts for the New Economy insisted that high-end employment had become a means topersonal fulfillment and not simply a way to earn food and shelter. We’ll see whether that sentiment survives a downturn in the economy. But did people feel such zeal when the boom was going full blast? A survey by Fast Company suggests otherwise.