At My Job
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At My Job is the ninth song on the Dead Kennedys' third album, Frankenchrist. It was written by guitarist East Bay Ray. The song has heavy synthesizer influence and is similar to Pink Floyd's Welcome to the Machine.
The lyrics are presented as a boss or supervisor speaking to a new employee at a factory. No explanation is given as to what the factory makes. It presents the drudgery of the day-to-day work the majority of the working class faces, who are forced to trade in creative and personal freedom ("all that time spent going to school, just to end up following rules"), and even their name ("Time card says your name is Joe, but we'll call you 630") for the necessity of a paycheck. The final lyric suggests that the employee was unceremoniously fired after many years of service, with nothing of intrinsic value to show for it ("thank you for your service and a long career, glad you gave us your best years").
| Dead Kennedys |
| Ted | East Bay Ray | Klaus Flouride | D.H. Peligro |
| Former members: Jello Biafra | 6025 | Brandon Cruz | Jeff Penalty |
| Discography |
| Albums and EPs: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables | In God We Trust, Inc. | Plastic Surgery Disasters | Frankenchrist | Bedtime for Democracy | Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death |
| Live albums: A Skateboard Party | Mutiny on the Bay | Live at the Deaf Club |
| Singles: "California Über Alles" | "Holiday in Cambodia" | "Kill the Poor" | "Too Drunk to Fuck" | "Nazi Punks Fuck Off!" | "Bleed for Me" | "Halloween" |
| Related articles |
| Hardcore punk | Manifesto Records | Alternative Tentacles | Penis Landscape |
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