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All very interesting theories, but the US isn't an amazingly hard working nation by global standards. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_time https://en.m
by grabcocque 10y ago
All very interesting theories, but the US isn't an amazingly hard working nation by global standards.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_time https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_time
- J-dawg 10y agoThe ranking [0] is absolutely fascinating, and contains a lot of surprises. Who knew that Mexicans work 500 hours a year more than the Japanese? I wonder if the data is being skewed somehow, perhaps by different cultural norms around women working, or something like that? If anyone can shed any light on this it would be really interesting. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_time#OECD_ranking https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_time#OECD_ranking
- TulliusCicero 10y agoIIRC the extra hours the Japanese work tend to go unreported.
- Asooka 10y agoYes, but how much vacation do you get, how much do you work and how much do you pay for your health in order to have the standard "two adults + two children" normal lifestyle? I'm just thinking that maybe these numbers are brought down by people working very little for scraps.