Whether it be a distraction, a calling, a plight, work often takes up a lot of space in our day and our head – also, if not more so, when it is missing. Finding a job, keeping it, speaking about it. But what exactly are we talking about? Work can be all at once, what gives rhythm to our life – even when the tone is dull –, establishes our social relations, and sometimes enriches us. Moreover, since the beginning of the pandemic, work has infiltrated... even our most intimate living spaces. Ten stories and two seasons to deep dive into what "work" means today.
Whether it be a distraction, a calling, a plight, work often takes up a lot of space in our day and our head – also, if not more so, when it is missing. Finding a job, keeping it, speaking about it. But what exactly are we talking about? Work can be all at once, what gives rhythm to our life – even when the tone is dull –, establishes our social relations, and sometimes enriches us. Moreover, since the beginning of the pandemic, work has infiltrated... even our most intimate living spaces. Ten stories and two seasons to deep dive into what "work" means today.
|| THE EPISODES
|| SEASON 2
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The unbearable lightness of working S2Paul has now graduated from business school. His classmates gladly take the "bullshit jobs" they are offered. What about Paul? He speaks his truth in this second episode... -
The unbearable lightness of working S2Two months ago, I met colleagues for lunch. It felt unsettlingly like a first date. -
The unbearable lightness of working S2On 28 November 2020, after years of dodging bombs in Syria, Ameer was unable to dodge the bludgeoning of a policeman. -
The unbearable lightness of working S2Bienvenue à tous. Welcome everybody. Can you hear me in London? Allôôôô?
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The unbearable lightness of workingPaul, 21, is about to graduate from a top business school. What should be the beginning of a great carrier leads him to a disappointing end : a bullshit job.
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The unbearable lightness of workingIn Dakar, the precariousness status of small shops and entrepreneurs is severely strained by the virus-induced psychosis. -
The unbearable lightness of workingWhen my father-in-law insists on going to the office when the whole world is in lockdown, my whole vision of work is questioned. -
The unbearable lightness of workingFabio pictured a classic job interview. Though, things never go as expected when you are interviewed by Don Osvaldo Marchetti, the big boss of Five Aces Financial. -
The unbearable lightness of working2001 : Space Odyssey and Eyes Wide Shut, the two Stanley Kubrick classics could never have existed without his best kept secret project. -
The unbearable lightness of workingMyriam, 64, goes to the factory where she has been working for almost 30 years. The noise is constant and makes the workers' lives unbearable.
|| THE SOUNDTRACK
The playlist to get in the mood for the Friction.
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