See my response to karlmdavis - my original comment was poorly phrased. I'm assuming they would work harder not because they were happy and motivated by gettin

See my response to karlmdavis - my original comment was poorly phrased. I'm assuming they would work harder not because they were happy and motivated by getting a longer vacation, but because the firm might go out and hire someone who would put in the extra work due to the oversupply of labor and the undersupply (and shrinking due to automation, mismatched skills) of jobs.