camaraderie in 'work'.

Something I find sort of pre-mature in working class camaraderie, is camaraderie found in the work itself, rather than in each other as workers as people. Meaning, the camaraderie stems from how ‘difficult’ or ‘strenous’ the work is, and how masochistically you enjoy it, and your necessity as a labourer to accomplish the ‘work that no one else will do’ in order to give yourself value, and to find that value in others. Other workers are only ‘real hard workers’ you can take seriously, if they ‘work just as hard’. Usually occurring at the ridicule and spiteful expense of those who want to do less redundant work, and want to free up more time to enjoy their livelihoods, or those who do not work as strenously who advocates on your behalf to not do so much strenous labour. I feel this sort of motivation acts as an implicit seed in certain ‘scabs’, and workers who simply do not see the need for working class solidarity, if not properly thought through and challenged very simply.

Plus, it’s all very distracting, and doesn’t make sense in my view. Not to say that people shouldn’t find value in their effort, I think finding value in your effort is fine. In fact, collective effort, that everyone agrees to, and commits to, is actually important to foster and to build camaraderie around. However, confusing effort as ‘work’ (i.e.: wage slavery) is a mistake. Don’t accept ‘working like a dog, just to keep your family fed’, fight to take it back. Or I suppose, if you find value in your work, wouldn’t you want it in your control anyway? and not someone else above you? Why be a ‘dog’ when you can be a ‘wolf’ in a pack? Why domesticate yourself and mythologise your domestication? Just felt that I should write it out, to point it out, for quick reference.