It's interesting how much it really is a problem of alienation, not of the work itself.
Stage magicians who obsessively practice the same motion over and over own their work, own their output, and feel empowered by the hard work and the success it brings.
Waiters who do the same thing because a larger machine they do not identify with dictates it feel disconnected.
The work itself is a distraction from the real problem, which is that the employee does not believe that what they are doing is important or valuable and that they don't feel ownership over their own actions.
Stage magicians who obsessively practice the same motion over and over own their work, own their output, and feel empowered by the hard work and the success it brings.
Waiters who do the same thing because a larger machine they do not identify with dictates it feel disconnected.
The work itself is a distraction from the real problem, which is that the employee does not believe that what they are doing is important or valuable and that they don't feel ownership over their own actions.