Grunt work
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Someone">Someone</span>, <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> “<span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="grunt">grunt</span> <span word="work">work</span>”. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="complains">complains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> – <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="tiring">tiring</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="boring">boring</span>, <span word="too">too</span> <span word="repetitive">repetitive</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Grunt">Grunt</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="low">low</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="throat">throat</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unhappy">unhappy</span>.</p><p><span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="grunt">grunt</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="grunt">grunt</span>, <span word="grunt">grunt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grunt">grunt</span> <span word="incessantly">incessantly</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span> (“<span word="currently">currently</span>”) <span word="he">he</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> “<span word="stuck">stuck</span>”, <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whining">whining</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="labor">labor</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="layer">layer</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="grunts">grunts</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="tedious">tedious</span>, <span word="repetitive">repetitive</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="lacks">lacks</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>, <span word="glamour">glamour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prestige">prestige</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="dull">dull</span>, <span word="repetitive">repetitive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="uninspiring">uninspiring</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="typist">typist</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="boring">boring</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="monotonous">monotonous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unchanging">unchanging</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span>, <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="joy">joy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p>
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