All Work and No Play

Do you know anyone who actually looks forward to going to work every day? It's kind of an unnatural state, if you ask me. We're not supposed to be chained to a desk or stuck working certain shifts because we have to.
But without a job, we are desperate. How do we pay the bills? What do we do with our time? How do we define our existence?
We scramble to find a new job, posting our resume on various online employment clearinghouses; networking with friends and associates to get our name out there; circling ads in the newspaper that sound like great "opportunities" for a "real go getter" who can be "part of a team atmosphere" and works well "under deadlines."
We go to the interview in our best outfit, with a freshly printed resume. We explain away our shortcomings and focus on how we are perfect for the position. OF COURSE we understand that sometimes the boss expects the employees to go above and beyond. That is ELEMENTARY. We absolutely believe in staying until the job is done (as long as that is not one minute past the schedule.) Overtime is NOT A PROBLEM (as long as we are appropriately compensated and given at least a week's notice so we can get a sitter...)
We are thrilled. We get the job. We buy new clothes, celebrate with friends, scope out the new commute.
First day of work comes and we get acquainted, meet the "team" and spend the rest of the day updating our profile on Facebook or MySpace and bitch about having to deal with the daily grind, making the boss look good and putting up with other employees who never seem to do their job (hmmm..... maybe they are on Facebook, too....)
Everybody wants a job. But nobody wants to work.
That's just the way it is...