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"Leisure" might not mean exactly what we think it means today. I think it'll be obvious to anyone who's worked in a manual labour job e.g. construction, farmin
by qwr23qwer 9y ago
"Leisure" might not mean exactly what we think it means today.
I think it'll be obvious to anyone who's worked in a manual labour job e.g. construction, farming, etc, even with today's tools,
you can't physically do these at anything but a "leisurely pace" and a limited amount of hours a day, with breaks for rest, food etc.
Specially in warmer climates. Claiming that this means that life was easy is a little bit dishonest here.
There's a limit to what's humanly possible, digging ditches with shovels for 8 hours a day is not equal to sitting in an office for same 8 hours.
No matter how many breaks you have, and at how "leisurely pace" you're digging.
- emodendroket 9y agoYeah, sure, but how many construction workers work only 150 days a year and have mid-day naps?
- qwr23qwer 9y agoWork on oil rigs, fishing (Deadliest Catch guys?), underwater welding etc. are usually done for a couple months a year and taking the rest off, (at least from anecdotal data from folks I know). Construction work can be similar in places where harsh winters make it impossible to build anything during winter (frozen ground and all that). Farming can be similar.
- emodendroket 9y agoI work in Boston and I see people working in the winter in buildings. What region is this?
- ghaff 9y agoDepends on the type of construction specialty. I have a neighbor who is in heavy construction (i.e. drives backhoes, etc.) and he's typically off for the winter--though he sometimes does various other things.
- dogma1138 9y agoSeasonal workers tend to migrate where the work is so most of them do work year round just not in the same place or even field. You also need to differentiate between just normal rig workers and deck hands and highly skilled professionals e.g. underwater welders.
- emodendroket 9y agoWell, there is some seasonal work, but it's not the norm and it's probably difficult for most people to live working only half the year.