Why are so many people lazy ?

[LovelyYellowLabrador]

Is it more they are struggling in life or they just genuinely don’t want to do stuff

We have a lady who works 2 days a week in a low responsibility job. Can never do the full 2 days and always off sick. Comes in walking fine then all of a sudden her foot stops working or she can't use her hands etc. It's a joke.

For me, I just don't want to do stuff.

Beef why tho ? Th and the interesting part ? There must be a reason for it

White rose
but why ? What makes you feel that way ?
are you struggling ?

She's lazy and thinks the world owes her.

I don't think being lazy sometimes is a bad thing. Who wants to spend all their time rushing about or doing stuff.

I mean I don't want to be running round all the time but If I'm paid to do a job I'll do it.

Depends what you mean by lazy?

Apparently I should high power job working 90 hours a week, raising my children and the housework. No thanks.

Definitely no medical diagnosis?

Laziness is often demotivation.

How do you know they are lazy though, unless you are with someone 24/7 it's really hard to be sure. Maybe you would think I was lazy if you know I was in bed at midday. What you might not know is that I'd just come off a run of nights. You may think my neighbour is lazy as she drives less than a mile to pick kids up from school, but she's just had ACL surgery. You may think Joe Bloggs is lazy for ordering take away, but their kitchen is being refurbed ...

Nope.

What evidence do you have that 'so many' people are lazy op?

How many are 'so many'?

Or are you relying on sweeping generalisations rather than putting in the effort to research your topic properly?

Lazy op.

I think you are going to need to be more specific, with your sweeping judgey generalisation disguised as a question

What do you mean by lazy?

I'm lazy. I work 40 hours a week in a stressful job which I do not stoop all day. But some time I just can't be arsed to mop the floor, meet friends clean up buy presents walk the dog cook tea.

Never go to the gym anymore watch far too much tv and I at too much food and drive everywhere and have afternoon naps when I'm in holiday.

DP walks the dog and exercise 6 times a week and has works full times. Does this make him un-lazy? Doesn't know one end of a washing machine from another though.

i try to be productive, on hobbies and activities i enjoy and studying to improve my knowledge on different topics, but i dont always say to people what im researching.

My neighbour and their mates have called me lazy far too many times over the years.
I don’t offer an explanation as it’s fuck all to do with them why I might be asleep in the afternoon or haven’t been out of a few days. I just call them ducking rude and walk away/close the door.

As people think sometimes think its odd if your studying eg Forensics, serial killers, espionage methods, various poisons, ect.

these were some of the topics i studied during my history degree for different periods of history.

the poisons and serial killers were part of the psychology degree.

I did a joint honors.

I think laziness breeds more laziness to the point they end up not doing a thing. My MIL hasn’t worked since she was in her 30s, her husband doesn’t work either and is on benefits. No reason why they don’t try to get a job other than laziness so I really struggle to feel sorry for them while I manage kids, work and a second job from home. She asks to take DD out and I used to bend over backwards to accommodate her as she will only take her in the afternoon (she doesn’t get up in the morning 🤔). She kept letting me down last minute then wanting to arrange to take her again. It got to the stage I couldn’t waste my life messaging her when she’d just wake up on the day and change her mind, giving some pathetic excuse. She asked to take her to the park the other day and I said she’d be ready to go at 11am as we had my dad to visit in the afternoon. She turned down the opportunity to see her because she refuses to get up for 11 🤦🏼‍♀️ There was once I even messaged when she was a newborn one night saying I’m going a walk past yours tomorrow morning at 10:30 if you want to pop out and see her. Most grandparents would jump at the chance but she said she wouldn’t be up 🙈 SET A F*ING ALARM LIKE THE REST OF US!!

Okay, have you heard of ..... Drum roll ....

DEPRESSION

A real and debilitating illness that takes over your life and may look from the outside like..

Laziness.

You're welcome...

Who are you calling lazy?

How do you define lazy?

I work part time but I work hard, I do a hell of a lot at home, housework, cooking, baking, I do a lot with my dc. But I'd prioritise an afternoon nap or reading my book over say cleaning the car. I won't martyr myself

Dh works hard and does a lot of hours at work, but he avoids all but the most essential housework like the plague. He'd rather sort out the shed than change the beds.

Teen ds is lazy and will sit gaming all day in a stinking out of a room, but then he'll go and play football and run around all day.

I find this over and over again so much that I have started to think it is just me that has the problem and that the amount of work I do is excessive.
I left my last job due to totally lazy incompetent colleagues and manager not challenging them on their behavior at all. I had high hopes for my new job but there are a t least 2 or 3 out of around 7 who are just as bad. It's as though they are just winding down to retirement, constantly off sick usually because they are fed up or have had a disagreement with the boss etc. I do understand that people may have just had enough but these are vulnerable people ( through a charity ) that we work with and are not getting help because of their laziness. I don't know how people sleep at night !! I do everything I can to keep myself updated, find every bit of help for people, work efficiently to help as many people as possible ( there are currently months long waiting lists for help). and it's just as though others don't actually give a shit.

How do they get away with not working?

Perfectly normal part of humanity &, in certain circumstances, an effective survival tactic.