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We've shifted to the 10-hour work day and the 8-hour work day before, despite a worldwide economy with an increasing appetite for stuff, and despite employee pr
by henrikschroder 9y ago
We've shifted to the 10-hour work day and the 8-hour work day before, despite a worldwide economy with an increasing appetite for stuff, and despite employee protections being much, much weaker back then.
- maxxxxx 9y agoWe also have shifted from the 6 or 7 day workweek to 5.
- siquick 9y agoThe number of emails I get from Americans (across multiple jobs) on a Saturday and Sunday afternoon would argue differently. Obviously, this is anecdotal but no company in the world is going to release any figures saying that their employees work longer hours than they are employed for.
- maxxxxx 9y agoThat's why workers need to keep fighting for things they have achieved. Otherwise employers will take them back.
- marnett 9y agoWe've also gained mandatory arbitration and at-will employment; let's not get ahead of ourselves. Not to mention most knowledge-workers work more than 40 hours a week with no hope of overtime. Of course, at least in America, we won't see 'white collar' jobs shift from the 5 day work week, but they have shackles of a different kind.
- lhopki01 9y agoWorking hours have gotten longer in the US with the decreased power of unions.