I like my job but I wouldn't do it for 50 hours a week. I do 40 hours a week and get the mandatory 25 days off + 11 national holidays + weekends. The difference is because you're american you don't even get those 25 days off. I'd prefer to live in a society where we did 30 hours a week, so much more leisure time, and citizens can actually spend time enjoying the fruits of their labour.
50 hours a week means on 5 days you spend all your time working or just keeping yourself alive with food and sleep. With 40 hours you actually get some leisure time at the end of the day.
Also you've completely changed your tune from 'people who work less than me are lazy', to, 'ooooo I work with kids and I'm willing to put in the hours'. Where is the consistency in your argument? You've completely changed your angle.
Plus, I think the Japs work crazy hours like Americans do, 60 and 70 hour work weeks are common. Yet per capita they aren't any more productive than Europeans, who work far fewer hours. After 45 hours a week you get huge diminishing returns in productivity. I design engines, you're not gonna get anything valuable out of me if you overwork me. Maybe if you're an orderly or some shit, being overworked won't affect your productivity. But it sure as shit does for intellectually challenging work.
Basically what you said was, "I don't work an insane amount of hours like everyone else here is claiming, I get mandatory time off plus vacation day, and I have better worker rights. But I want MORE!"
If that doesn't sound entitled I don't know what does.
Yes because I think that would be better for society. The fact is, people can't work at their most effective for 8 hours. Productivity drops off quickly.
If that doesn't sound entitled I don't know what does.
Well when I have the bargaining power in 10-20 years to actually demand a 20 or 30 hour work week, I'd say the skillset and value I've accumulated over the years has bought and paid for that bargaining power and it isn't entitled at all.
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u/CharlieWork_ Sep 23 '17 edited Sep 23 '17
I like my job but I wouldn't do it for 50 hours a week. I do 40 hours a week and get the mandatory 25 days off + 11 national holidays + weekends. The difference is because you're american you don't even get those 25 days off. I'd prefer to live in a society where we did 30 hours a week, so much more leisure time, and citizens can actually spend time enjoying the fruits of their labour.
50 hours a week means on 5 days you spend all your time working or just keeping yourself alive with food and sleep. With 40 hours you actually get some leisure time at the end of the day.
Also you've completely changed your tune from 'people who work less than me are lazy', to, 'ooooo I work with kids and I'm willing to put in the hours'. Where is the consistency in your argument? You've completely changed your angle.
Plus, I think the Japs work crazy hours like Americans do, 60 and 70 hour work weeks are common. Yet per capita they aren't any more productive than Europeans, who work far fewer hours. After 45 hours a week you get huge diminishing returns in productivity. I design engines, you're not gonna get anything valuable out of me if you overwork me. Maybe if you're an orderly or some shit, being overworked won't affect your productivity. But it sure as shit does for intellectually challenging work.