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Pardis Parker: I’m tired of people telling me to “grind” | TED

In an uproarious stand-up set, comedian Pardis Parker rails against a central tenet of modern culture: the “grind.” Visit to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. The TED Talks channel features the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers…

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In an uproarious stand-up set, comedian Pardis Parker rails against a central tenet of modern culture: the “grind.”

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43 Comments

  1. Bloop Bloop

    January 11, 2022 at 4:02 am

    “Rise and grind”
    Dre Drexler

  2. Tim Wannell

    January 11, 2022 at 4:59 am

    I used to work 65+ hrs a week for an 18hr teaching contract alongside a 14 hr learning support job. That’s 32 paid hrs a week but I used to put in shifts of regularly over 65hrs.
    Take into consideration I had no extra work to do for the learning support job- all the extra work was for the teaching job alone. So that was 33 hrs of unpaid work for an 18hr teaching contract. Insanity.
    I would never ever agree nor allow myself to work like that again. Horrific management.
    And this happened in the UK by the way….an insight into the state of affairs in UK education in the last couple decades

    • Melesniannon

      January 11, 2022 at 9:19 am

      I work in education as well and frequently hear stories like this, there seems to be a really disproportionate perspective on how long tasks in education actually take to complete. Every teacher I know, does things like marking exams and preparing lessons in their spare time.

  3. Yelllow

    January 11, 2022 at 5:39 am

    Those “ohhhhhhhh ooooooo ohhhhhh oooooooooo” parts 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  4. ask

    January 11, 2022 at 6:43 am

    👍👍🏿

  5. Joseph Scott

    January 11, 2022 at 7:29 am

    Gold Star.

  6. Inkling Kirby

    January 11, 2022 at 7:56 am

    Peter Parker

  7. Anurag dahal

    January 11, 2022 at 7:58 am

    Leaving a comment, incase this becomes famous.

  8. Torch The Witch

    January 11, 2022 at 8:05 am

    Ohhhhhh!!! Ohhh!!! If only I had a billion dollars …… to give to Pardis Parker so …. so he could give back ….. to the comedians of the world! This is such a great bit – it killed me. Love how you draw it out too- that look at the audience, brilliant. Well done! Was it infinitely satisfying to say for real ‘thank you for coming to my Ted Talk”?

  9. Melesniannon

    January 11, 2022 at 9:21 am

    If you’ve enjoyed not only Pardis Parker’s jokes but also the message, I’d suggest reading the book “Bullshit jobs” by David Graeber. It has some thought-provoking ideas about the phenomenom of our obession with work.

  10. D

    January 11, 2022 at 9:35 am

    Keep grinding hard while bilionares eat nachos on their couch!

  11. Zodayn

    January 11, 2022 at 9:53 am

    I was expecting a talk on how grind causes burnout and how studios go bankrupt because the industry doesn’t pay for the amount of work and doesn’t need companies to be financially stable to exploit them. But this work too 😅

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  14. 005 Aparna Aeri

    January 11, 2022 at 11:37 am

    Man, you’re amazing😂

  15. 0mnis14sh

    January 11, 2022 at 12:17 pm

    Good points but weak delivery. Also no likes/dislikes – very weak

  16. Rima Calid

    January 11, 2022 at 12:17 pm

    Capitalism needs you to grind more, thanks

  17. Nishant Saurabh

    January 11, 2022 at 1:54 pm

    Timely! Such a beautiful delivery.

  18. Jessopedia

    January 11, 2022 at 2:25 pm

    This man is a genius comedian 👏 Exactly 💯 grind word is sometimes I feel like a toxic positivity 😌

  19. Luân Bùi

    January 11, 2022 at 2:28 pm

    Very cool

  20. Olivia O

    January 11, 2022 at 2:47 pm

    This was funny; it’s like he puts the word door in Doordash, the ultimate grind job.

  21. HẠT LÚA VN

    January 11, 2022 at 3:33 pm

    good job

  22. HẠT LÚA VN 8_2

    January 11, 2022 at 3:33 pm

    good job

  23. Zeno of Caledonia

    January 11, 2022 at 6:59 pm

    The line between stand up comedy and Ted talk is officially blurred

  24. Marketer Sam

    January 11, 2022 at 8:06 pm

    You should try a career in comedy

  25. Ian Weniger

    January 12, 2022 at 7:43 am

    Pardis… please drink some water. Or did you chew some cordite before your set?

  26. pioneeradx

    January 12, 2022 at 10:19 am

    Is it just me, or does this talk seems like a Chris Rock stand-up ?

  27. Black Flame

    January 12, 2022 at 10:54 am

    Entertaining talk, but I can’t help but get a little irritated by the constant voice squealing.

  28. Basa Pete

    January 12, 2022 at 1:30 pm

    He’s good!

  29. Hustzarara

    January 12, 2022 at 11:02 pm

    Simulation is hard

  30. overwhelmed

    January 13, 2022 at 12:03 am

    what is grind

  31. Susan Pell

    January 13, 2022 at 12:38 am

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  32. Shashank Sharma

    January 13, 2022 at 2:47 am

    Oh man !!
    The speaker is tremendous full of zeal💯💯

  33. Nathalie Lazo

    January 13, 2022 at 7:59 am

    Magnificent person reading this… The truth is you are confident and good enough already with who you are, where you are at and what you have right now to have the success you want in life. Don’t let others define what “success” is for you. Get up, learn that skill and go after it! I believe in you so much! Have an awesome day! 🌟- Love, Nat ❤️

  34. brun

    January 13, 2022 at 8:00 am

    I am a Farmer(36),since 5 years, with a nice but not big income, i had a lot of cool tech jobs before, i have some stocks, i have the biggest garden in Town. But all the time my uncles come in, which are not realy rich or so, and telling me i have to the get a “real” job and GRIND like an idiot to get something for my aftercomings. They are all in pension and still had not figured out what happiness is and that it is far more important you like the work you do than have a zero more on the bank account.

  35. Kory Ogden

    January 13, 2022 at 4:14 pm

    FYI Dyson Vacuum cleaners are really so good that you will realize your old vacuum was actually a scam. (Beater bar and tiny hole, it’s just hiding the dirt)

  36. CHILESHE MWAPE

    January 14, 2022 at 9:51 am

    👏👏 interesting Ted talk 👌

  37. 57

    January 14, 2022 at 11:05 am

    cant halt the grindset

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