Before IR, nobody had watches to count hours. Working days were irregular, i.e. worker must work as long, as sun is in the sky, from child age till death. I mys

Before IR, nobody had watches to count hours. Working days were irregular, i.e. worker must work as long, as sun is in the sky, from child age till death. I myself helping my father from 10am till 10pm when harvesting wheat, and I am not surprised when my parents are saying that they worked much more than me when then were young, for much less.