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[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 weeks ago (6 children)

A lot of it is centered around achievement and feeling useful, so building or fixing something, physical activity, being seen as a provider etc.

It's why men with families etc take being made redundant quite badly, not being able to provide for your family can really make you feel like a failure.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

That's also because we teach people that romantic relationships cannot be friendships. If your partner is your best friend then you aren't redundant, you're a power team.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

I'm talking about losing your job, just to be clear.

[–] itsprobablyfine 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

FYI this isn't a term Americans know. I was super confused when I moved to the UK and kept hearing it mostly because people being made redundant weren't technically 'being made redundant', if anything they were already made redundant (or just no longer needed for some other reason, or no longer affordable) and were now suffering the consequences. Idk, weird phrase, I'm going to go look up the etymology now. To be fair I suppose 'laid off' is pretty weird too

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Given how commonly used it is in British media, I'm quite surprised by that.

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