"That said, I can’t agree with the author’s argument that we need to put a legal upper limit of 35 hour work weeks on everyone. That wouldn’t actually solve the

"That said, I can’t agree with the author’s argument that we need to put a legal upper limit of 35 hour work weeks on everyone. That wouldn’t actually solve the problem of certain people abusing systems to work less than others. It would just require even more people to pick up the slack." I think that's the key. If more people are required to pick up the slack, the supply of labor is reduced. That means that the pay for labor is increased. It also flows upwards. If a manager must only work 35 hours a week, it requires three managers to do the work of two, creating upward pressure. (Now, in practice, nobody is going to be able to stop the startup CEO from working more hours. It stops somewhere.)