Historically, has work been better in communist societies?

Now, or at any point. A lot of Marxism gets thrown around in different subs, including this one. I gather that the USSR had awful bosses, poor living conditions, bad hours, etc, it's just that depending on where you were, you didn't have to worry about paying for the same services that may or may not be just as great or not so great as they are in cut throat capitalist societies.