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Perhaps it's not worse, but why do we reflexively set the bar at the worst working conditions we can think of?
by AlexandrB 4y ago
Perhaps it's not worse, but why do we reflexively set the bar at the worst working conditions we can think of?
- bell-cot 4y agoIf tens (or hundreds?) of thousands of rather well-paid American professionals are also working in the conditions mentioned (12-hour shifts), then I assume that the headline is "anything that says 'Apple'" clickbait. Or a symptom of sheltered & pampered western office workers - who at times seem to view normal, physical work as a human rights violation.
- incone123 4y agoI used to do 12 hour shifts in EMS, where men and women are on the same shift system, so no issue with the hours. But factory work (which I've also done, 8 hour shifts) is constantly intense across the whole shift and I wouldn't want to do it for 12 hours.
- supriyo-biswas 4y agoNot trying to justify the 12 hour shift, but I imagine work at an electronics factory would be less stressful than your typical factory job.
- incone123 4y agoAll production line work is intense. You're going to be doing the same small task, to quota, the whole shift.
- Mountain_Skies 4y agoMy mother did twelve-hour shifts as a nurse because that was her preference. There were plenty of opportunities for more traditional shifts but because most nursing jobs with twelve-hour shifts are working seven days straight and then have seven days off, she liked it better having those long stretches of uninterrupted days off when she could pursue her personal interests. My siblings and I adapted pretty quickly and learned to hold anything that wasn't an emergency or needed immediate attention until her days off.