Tokumitsu begins her essay with a description of a “living room” that is also a work room, where “work is not drudgery but love” (par. 3). The room serves as a metaphor for a life, where work has...

Tokumitsu begins her essay with a description of a “living room” that is also a work room, where “work is not drudgery but love” (par. 3). The room serves as a metaphor for a life, where work has entered the “private” living space. If the living room/work room described in paragraphs 2–3 is exceptional because it is for work that is pleasant, not drudgery, what does Tokumitsu assume about most work — or, at least, people’s attitudes toward their work? How does she support this assumption? Tokumitsu criticizes companies “within the so-called lovable professions” for exploiting their workforce, who are expected to engage in technology for work (pins, Tweets, e-mails) on weekends (par. 26). What are her assumptions about the relationship between work and weekends?