> How profitable they are is the only measure that matters for a commercial enterprise. Only if you're cynic to the core. If you follow that argument through

> How profitable they are is the only measure that matters for a commercial enterprise. Only if you're cynic to the core. If you follow that argument through (many do), then you would be okay with engaging in highly unethical (yet legal) behaviour. > the world has settled on 35-40 hrs/week as being about the right balance. If the criterion for "balance" is actually squeezing the most of your employees. Which works wonderfully mid term (1-2 years), but I wouldn't be so sure about long term (10-20 years), where time devoted to directed learning could compound to a significant a difference. More importantly, though, if maximising your employer's benefits is your goal in life, something must be deeply wrong with you.