Yes indeed, Delaney — you raise an essential question here: What is work, anyway? And how does it differ from slavery? Here is one attempt at a definition:

1. Slavery is doing something against your will for a person or organization you do not care about, in return for the right to eat and sleep under a roof. There are many gradations of slavery, of course, from the brutalities of chattel slavery all the way to office work — but they all have this in common: it is work that does nothing for you, personally, nor for your community, nor for our planet, that has any meaning, and it is done under duress, in order to stay alive and/or feed and house your family.
2. Good Work, then, is doing something in accordance with your talents, values, and interests that promotes the health, competence, and resilience of yourself, your community, and your planet. To the extent that any livelihood involves learning, teaching, healing, or creating, it is good work. To the extent any occupation is against your will, subject to a boss, and pursuing ends that either have nothing to do with who you are as a person, or are contrary to your values, it is slavery.