Work? I don't care about work.

[Topstudent]

Hi. What is the meaning of 'work' here?

Dialog (that I wrote):

FRIEND/COLLEAGUE: Look, I know he only wants the best for you. So do I. I want to see you back at work, and--
GUY: Work? I don't care about work.
FRIEND/COLLEAGUE: ...I know. You don't care about anything, and I'm just trying to understand what's going on with you.

Questions:
- Would the Guy's line of dialog be perfectly natural here in respons to the Friend's/Colleague's line?
- Is it perfectly natural to use 'work' here to mean 'my job'?

Thank you.

 

[probus]

Perfectly natural, yes.

 

[emsr2d2]

Hi. What is the meaning of 'work' here?

Dialog (that I wrote):

FRIEND/COLLEAGUE: Look, I know he only wants the best for you. So do I. I want to see you back at work, and--
GUY: Work? I don't care about work.
FRIEND/COLLEAGUE: no ellipsis here I know. You don't care about anything, and I'm just trying to understand what's going on with you.

Questions:
- Would the guy's line of dialog be perfectly natural here in response to the friend's/colleague's line?
- Is it perfectly natural to use 'work' here to mean 'my job'?

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Note my corrections above.
When I first read your dialogue, I assumed that "Guy" was the man's name. However, later you referred to him as "the Guy". If it's not his name, it shouldn't be capitalised in the middle of a sentence. The same goes for "friend" and "colleague".

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