American workers often describe themselves as "working for the weekend." Karl Marx would say that this sentiment indicates that in our relationship to work we are:

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Karl Marx believed that workers in a capitalist system become alienated not only from their fellow workers, but also from the product of their labor, the process of work itself, and their own human essence. The sentiment of "working for the weekend" implies that people see their jobs as a means to an end and not as something that gives them a sense of purpose or fulfillment, leading to a feeling of alienation from their human essence.

American Workers Often Describe Themselves as "Working for the Weekend