All work and no play actually makes Jack a valued member of the team, say employers

Employers have slammed Jack Nicholson axe classic The Shining for giving a negative image of the practice of ‘all work and no play.’

The film uses the phrase repeatedly as the Jack Nicholson character descends into madness, possibly due to supernatural influence. Its pretty unclear.

“The film repeatedly displays the phrase ‘all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy’ – well frankly, I’d take issue with that,” said Dame Shelley Carruthers of the Confederation for British Business.

“I would suggest that all work and no play actually makes Jack a valued and well-regarded member of the team, and if more people were as diligent and conscientious as Jack, the company would be in a better place.

“Yet the film, whilst outright claiming Jack would become ‘dull’ also implies heavily that Jack would descend into madness and murder his whole family which, in fact, hardly ever happens.”

Dame Shelley has called for a disclaimer to be added to the film stating that ‘all work and no play may, in some cases, make Jack a dull boy, but often times makes him a desirable and impressive candidate for many roles in the modern workplace.’

The Stanley Kubrick Estate has yet to respond to the request.