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How is it not better to work less than more?
Are you unemployed? If not you have your answer.
How is it not better to work less than more?
A person only needs 8 hours of sleep a night. If they want to spend more time doing other things they can find another job.What the heck.. How is it good to work more than you sleep? How is it advantageous to work more than you have free time to do other things(among them family)?
More than 48 hours is close to slavery..
Jesus. You want to be paid like a high priced lawyer with the work of a part-time fry cook. i'm starting to see the problem.
You get less done.
Are you unemployed? If not you have your answer.
A person only needs 8 hours of sleep a night. If they want to spend more time doing other things they can find another job..
Except for the fact that you're getting paid and can leave if you want to and don't get whipped...yeah...definitely close to slavery.
Nope I am not. Happy about working 4 days a week/30 hours.. I wouldnt have more working hours for anything in the world. My weekend is Friday, Saturday AND Sunday.. Gives me a lot more time to LIVE my own life rather than serve my company.
How is it not better to work less than more?
But you get more done in YOUR life.. Like family and time for excersise, time for making good dinners instead of buying fastfood, time to work on your house, time to study, time to do other things than work, more time to sleep.
I actually work 60 hours a week when not going to school. And yes I do. I also have the weekends to myself.Do you really get 8 hours of sleep if you work 48 hours a week?
What about LIVING a life?
That's complete and utter BS. I put in at least 11 hours a day in the lab, and all that in your list is achievable. My adviser puts in more than that, has 3 kids, a house that he puts time in on, doesn't eat fast food much (except for lunch maybe if he doesn't bring it), etc. The only thing you've proven is that you can't add up time and plan out a week. Bitch about needing time for other things, but it's probably because you end up wasting a good 6 hours each day doing nothing, and then you think you deserve to be paid more. Man lives by the sweat of his brow, learn to put in an honest day's work.
You're society has problems if you guys can't put in the work to keep things together.
Do you really get 8 hours of sleep if you work 48 hours a week?
What about LIVING a life?
Those who want to can under special arrangements.. Those who need to is the problem, since those are increasigly becoming a majority in the UK for example.. In places like the UK the US, Norway and other countries people need to work more than 44 hours to survive, thats a shame when the majority in France manages fine on 35 hours.
So why not quit altogether? Then you would certainly work less, and in your own words
That's complete and utter BS. I put in at least 11 hours a day in the lab, and all that in your list is achievable. My adviser puts in more than that, has 3 kids, a house that he puts time in on, doesn't eat fast food much (except for lunch maybe if he doesn't bring it), etc. The only thing you've proven is that you can't add up time and plan out a week. Bitch about needing time for other things, but it's probably because you end up wasting a good 6 hours each day doing nothing, and then you think you deserve to be paid more. Man lives by the sweat of his brow, learn to put in an honest day's work.
You're society has problems if you guys can't put in the work to keep things together.
As I commented in the other thread on this same topic, such a law would cause utter chaos here during natural emergencies such as severe storms, when utility workers, public works, medical, fire and law enforcement work around the clock to restore services and save lives.
A 30-hour workweek? That's considered part-time in the USA. You'd be hard pressed even to get benefits!
What do you do, if you don't mind me asking?
I work 30, I am damn happy about that. LOTS of time to do more important things than working.
I still need the money.. I am happy about 30 hour work a week, fits me fine.
Like posting on message boards:mrgreen:
So you see how working less is not always better?
Poor dear, can't handle a 40-hour week.I still make enough money. The only situation I would be happy to work more is the situations where I am an entrepreneur working for myself, or if I was helping other people in need(directly not indirectly)..
I remember some years ago, I worked 40 hours a week in IT making something like 2500€ per month, it sucked big time even when I had 40 days of vacation and 15+ holidays all paid. The days were just too hard and I was exhausted when I was finished, it felt like I was only working and sleeping.
I still make enough money. The only situation I would be happy to work more is the situations where I am an entrepreneur working for myself, or if I was helping other people in need(directly not indirectly)..
I remember some years ago, I worked 40 hours a week in IT making something like 2500€ per month, it sucked big time even when I had 40 days of vacation and 15+ holidays all paid. The days were just too hard and I was exhausted when I was finished, it felt like I was only working and sleeping.
Poor dear, can't handle a 40-hour week.
What a joke.
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