2024-01-13 05:00:00
“I was stuck in a routine. I resigned,” confides Alexandre Nadeau, who abandoned his job as a plumber to go work with the Chillionnaires collective, which turns its back on the 9 to 5 job that is run like clockwork.
“We want to “work”. We work all the time, but “chillingly”. We have eight companies in real estate, events, etc.,” explains Alexandre Nadeau, who would not return to his old life for anything in the world.
“I gave up welding following 15 years for forestry because I more or less liked being locked up in a factory,” says Nelson Grant, of the Eaubois Forest Workers Cooperative, in the MRC of Haute-Gaspésie.
Nelson Grant turned his back on his job as a welder. He now works outside and earns more money than before. Provided by Nelson Grant
These workers who have given up on their jobs are part of Isabelle Maréchal’s powerful new documentary, The great resignationwho went to the four corners of Quebec to meet people who resigned because they mightn’t take it anymore.
While an education strike has just paralyzed Quebec, the documentary lifts the veil on the distress of a passionate teacher, who left the world of education because she felt crushed by the heaviness of the system.
“Suffocated by their work”
During the pandemic, one in four Quebecers was thinking regarding changing jobs. To understand this quiet desertion, Isabelle Maréchal held out the microphone and continued her reflection started in her previous documentary, The means of the middle class.
“Around me, I saw a lot of people suffocated by their work,” slips the intellectual in an interview with Journal.
“To what extent should your job take precedence over every aspect of your life?” asks the star host and businesswoman.
Isabelle Maréchal wanted to understand what had pushed Quebecers to turn their backs on their former professional life. MARIO BEAUREGARD/AGENCE QMI
Factory worker, teacher, nurse… Isabelle Maréchal took the time to listen to understand the reasons that pushed them to take action. She gave voice to others who have chosen the cooperative model to breathe new life into a world of work eaten away by the culture of speed.
“It’s a lot to say “I’m resigning” because work is the center of our lives,” summarizes Isabelle Maréchal, herself in business since the age of 16.
Isabelle Maréchal with members of the Eaubois Forest Workers Cooperative Provided by Télé-Québec
Dull discomfort
In his documentary, we feel the dull unease that wears down the health of some people. The less meaning they give to their work, the more the rubber band stretches until it bursts.
Because while there are still many who are passionate regarding their work, others feel like slaves to their livelihood, which is slowly killing them.
Chillionaires who manage several businesses in their own way to manage their work routine themselves. Provided by Télé-Québec
The great resignation begins with a worker who says he was told to go to the bathroom less and drink water to avoid slowing down the factory’s pace.
“There is hope if managers start to open up in turn. Flexibility cannot be just on one side,” observes Maréchal.
“People have more power than they think,” she concludes.
The great resignation will be broadcast on Télé-Québec on January 24, at 8 p.m.
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