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Regarding the "hardest working" question, this chart shows we're #3 in terms of total hours worked, behind Japan and Australia: http://www.nationmaster.com/gra
by msluyter 18y ago
Regarding the "hardest working" question, this chart shows we're #3 in terms of total hours worked, behind Japan and Australia:
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/lab_hou_wor-labor-hours-worked http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/lab_hou_wor-labor-hours-wo...
That's from 2003, so it may have changed.
- LogicHoleFlaw 18y agoJapan is infamous for "butt-in-chair" as a measure of productivity. The stereotype of the middle-aged salaryman coming home late at night just to leave again in the morning is rooted in reality.
- blackguardx 18y agoYou link says that no comparisons can be made because each country defines the number of hours worked differently.
- nazgulnarsil 18y agoin terms of productive output per capita we win by a large margin.