Philip Levine What Work Is

In today society having a job tends keep parents busy leaving little time to bond with loved ones. Though children are parents number one priority parents sometimes miss out on family time due to jobs keeping them away from home. In “What Work Is” by Philip Levine, having a full-time job causes a feeling of separation from loved ones.
In a modern house, fathers are the parents that tend to bring in the most income causing them to miss out on family events. Though fathers are not always home they impact the family by bring in money for their wants and needs. Explained by Levine, “How long has it been since you told him you loved him”. (901) Levine portrays how work can keep one from tucking their children in at night. Fathers tend to be that parent that misses out on their children’s events during the week causing little to no communication with loved ones. For example, “Like many parents[fathers], they greatly value the time they spend with their children and are often frustrated by the difficulties they face in making time for this in their lives”. (Hand 29) Fathers want to spend more time with their children but it is hard to make time when their job takes a majority of it. Fathers can spend time with their children on the weekends but the dad
Causing parents to get mad at something they would not normally get upset about. For example, “… a man who is waiting who will say, “No, we’re not hiring today,” for any reason he wants”. (Levine 900) Though this quote may not be about having a stressful job; but for the parents who are trying to find work this can be stressful. Either way this quote gives an example on how a boss can say no for whatever reason he wants to give. This causes parents to stress out which then causes the children to have parents that are always in a bad mood. For example, “Striking a balance between family and work during a stressful