"The question is to slip through and, above all - yes, above all, the question is to elude judgment. I'm not saying to avoid punishment, for punishment without judgment is bearable. It has a name, besides, that guarantees our innocence: it is called misfortune. No, on the contrary, it's a matter of dodging judgment, of avoiding being forever judged without ever having a sentence pronounced."
-- Albert Camus, The Fall

I wish when reading this I did not have a flash of recognition, the shocking clarity of revealed truth - yes, dear reader, I'm afraid this is a pretty good articulation of my attitude towards work.