Aversion To Work

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A recurring theme in TMBG's songs, particularly those written by Flansburgh, seems to be a general disdain for or hatred of desk jobs.

Alienation's For The Rich - I got to get a job / I got to get some pay
Boss Of Me
Hearing Aid
I Am Not Your Broom
I Never Go To Work
Memo to Human Resources - The lyrics imply deep dissatisfaction; the title suggests the job is at least part of the problem. Plus there's the thing Flansburgh said about this song (see the MTHR page). At any rate, aversion to work (i.e. "Memo to Human Resources: 'Screw You'") is a significant motif.
Minimum Wage
Operators Are Standing By
Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head
Snowball In Hell
Someone Keeps Moving My Chair

Ana Ng - the music video opens with some banging on desks.
Climbing The Walls - "It got so bad I quit my job"
If I Wasn't Shy - "I'd burn all the uniforms, I'd burn all the time-clock cards..."
My Evil Twin - "I know he looks like me, hates work like me, and walks like me"
Name - "They're not working enough"
They'll Need A Crane - "The boss still hates me"
We've Got A World That Swings - "What's before me? Routines that bore me. Punch the clock at eight"
We Live In A Dump - The narrator is apparently an idle vagrant who rejects realism and calls himself individualistic
Your Own Worst Enemy - "... Time to roll up my sleeves and get to work. And after many glasses of work, I get paid ..."
Sleeping In The Flowers - "We'll be sleeping in the flowers / Tell my boss that I've been fired / We'll be sleeping in the flowers / Tell my boss I'm fired..."
Drink! - "In your monkey suit, on a cigarette break / The lunchtime crowd, they won't even blink / But you'd be sad, if they did / But you'll be sad..."

TMBG's Dial-A-Song "shirt within a shirt" offers the number of the service as well as the guarantee "Free when you call from work."

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