How Work Became a 5-Letter Word

And why it matters

Photo by Jason Rosewell on Unsplash

For years, I’ve said the following to my family when they’ve complained about a rough day at work:

“Work is a 4-letter word, just to remind you.”

That always elicited a chuckle because they knew that the 4-letter word was not “play” but rather some expletive deleted. I wanted to set proper expectations about what their daily…