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When you "have to" work, you do not have much choice. Sure you are not forced, eh, you can quit or even not bother to apply if you are an "anti-smoking" weaklin
by sheepdestroyer 10y ago
When you "have to" work, you do not have much choice. Sure you are not forced, eh, you can quit or even not bother to apply if you are an "anti-smoking" weakling... unless you need to feed your family I guess.
You can speak of the abridgment of personal freedom of the owner, but what about the effective freedom to work in an healthy environment? Oh yeah, regulations are there to ensure that. But I may be biased, I am from France and support such things as 35h weeks and no-work-on-Sunday laws (to ensure people can have a social life).
- carapace 10y agoIf you're in a situation like that, with literally no choice but to work in a smoke-filled bar or your family will starve, then for goodness' sake THAT is the problem! ;-) As I said, a compromise could have been reached but the "aggressor", if you will, was not interested. (Also, as an American working stiff, I envy you your sensible arrangement. But as a Bucky Fuller fanboy, I think we all should be working two hours a week, and retire at twenty having worked a full career for two years. C'est la vie...)