What will happen if we don't work?
We have been thinking about what work will be like in the future, but what will happen if people don't work?
What will people do with their time?
Even though some people don't like working, if people don't work they would become really bored, and would not be able to pay bills and buy essentials such as food and water. Also, work enables people to earn money and spend this on luxuries such as holidays, clubs and presents for friends and family. Although, computers can do some work there would still have to be someone operating the computer for it to work.
Who would do the work? What would happen?
If humans didn't do the work, nothing would ever get done and there would be no teachers to help children become the best people they can be. It is clear, that work is an important part of the world and we wouldn't be able to survive without it. So no-one would do the work therefore the human race would be put on hold.
Would life become simpler?
If people didn't work there would be no shops so people would grow their own crops and would spend more time with family as they wouldn't have to go into work every day. So life would become simpler and there would be less civlization and socialization.
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Trusting_DragonFly
Comments (17)
23 Nov 2020
Hi Trusting_DragonFly, you raise some great points! When you say that if people didn't work there would be no education or shops, can you think of any ways around this?
trusting_dragonfly | Whyteleafe School E
Charlie Dyos Hunter Communications Analyst @ Bank of England's comment
27 Nov 2020
The only way I could think to get around it is that adults could teach the children at home if there is no teachers. I actually can't think of a way to avoid there being no shops.
wise_rainforest | Whyteleafe School D
24 Nov 2020
Your example of no one working and everyone growing their own crops is kind of a job without money!
And without money you would have to make everything yourselves!
trusting_dragonfly | Whyteleafe School E
wise_rainforest's comment
27 Nov 2020
I actually didn't think of it that way it is kinda a job!
25 Nov 2020
You would not be able to make money and make food for your family
articulate_juniper | Whyteleafe School E
25 Nov 2020
Some people might not know how to socialise and to solve questions that are simple.
observant_eagle | Whyteleafe School E
26 Nov 2020
Hi if we don't work we would get paid to by essentials and food
observant_eagle | Whyteleafe School E
26 Nov 2020
Hi if we don't work we wouldn't get paid to buy essentials and food.
trusting_dragonfly | Whyteleafe School E
observant_eagle's comment
27 Nov 2020
Thank you for giving your opinion on my post observant_eagle!
30 Nov 2020
Hi this is my opinion on the post you made trusting_dragonfly.
If we didn't work then people wouldn't have enough money to buy essentials like medicine if there are really sick or just food. Also if people didn't work then cities all around the world would have rubbish everywhere on the floor as there would be no cleaners and rubbish takers. If people didn't work then everyone would be so bored and some people might be living on the streets as people wouldn't build houses as there would be no builders.
It would also be bad because :
• There would be no parks for little children to play in as everyone would be at home resting,
•You might not even have any vegetables as all of the farmers would be watching TV or doing whatever they do in their spare time and
• When you grow up you wouldn't have any education as all the teachers will be at home
Thank you for reading my comment
unique_tiger
Well done for thinking of the consequences of this! Great problem-solving. What would be the ideal balance between work and play?
I think that you could work then have a break then finish the rest of your work because if you just play then you will never finish it. To help yourself you could could have a timetable to help with your timings.
trusting_dragonfly | Whyteleafe School E
unique_tiger's comment
02 Dec 2020
Thanks so much for giving your opinion unique_tiger! I can see you spent a lot of time on this comment!
easygoing_clarinet | Whyteleafe School C
30 Nov 2020
if we dont work then we would not have any money for food or any applies we need but if you are like a millionaire then you wouldnt have to worry because you would then have money that you have had in your bank account so you could still buy essentials and things like that
trusting_dragonfly | Whyteleafe School E
easygoing_clarinet's comment
02 Dec 2020
Thanks for giving your opinion easygoing_clarinet!
04 Dec 2020
I think if nobody worked then nobody would have been able to stop coronavirus and the plague and other diseases also I think about how clever some people was but with no school the people wouldn’t be as smart
trusting_dragonfly | Whyteleafe School E
bold_yuzu's comment
04 Dec 2020
Thanks for sharing your opinion bold_yuzu!
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