Instrumental work posture
In the sociology of work , in particular, the separation of one's own work from meaning or initiative is referred to as an instrumental work attitude . Instead, the work serves exclusively to finance leisure and consumption .
The emergence of the instrumental work attitude is closely linked to that of Fordism . At the beginning of the 20th century , industry made the workforce with higher wages and shorter working hours to accept their daily work, which is increasingly unpleasant due to efficient assembly line work. The instrumental work attitude is thus historically a result of the combination of work that is individually not perceived as desirable, higher wages and more free time.