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minus-squareRandomStickmanlinkfedilink76•6 months agoHard to believe but the 40hr week is an improvement
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink16•6 months agoI hope we do. I started working for myself and I’ve only got my tools on maybe 30hrs a week now, it’s pretty great. Most days I can put in a solid 5 or 6 hours and be good. I want that for everyone.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink17•6 months agoLikely only compared to the industrialisation era: https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/rauch/worktime/hours_workweek.html
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink37•6 months agoWe went relatively quickly from 12h day to 10h and then 8h. And we stopped there for no reason.
minus-squareRandomStickmanlinkfedilink18•6 months agoIt is pretty sad that we haven’t had any progress in 100 years despite all the technological marvels.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink17•6 months agoMaybe we had some progress but a class that is not the working class keeps all the money? We will never know.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink32•edit-26 months agoWorse, they normalised 2 adults per household working 8 hours per day.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•6 months agoI believe you mean 2 adults, working 8 hours with an unpaid lunch meaning 9 hours out plus commute.
Hard to believe but the 40hr week is an improvement
We can do better though.
I hope we do. I started working for myself and I’ve only got my tools on maybe 30hrs a week now, it’s pretty great. Most days I can put in a solid 5 or 6 hours and be good. I want that for everyone.
Likely only compared to the industrialisation era:
https://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/users/rauch/worktime/hours_workweek.html
We went relatively quickly from 12h day to 10h and then 8h. And we stopped there for no reason.
It is pretty sad that we haven’t had any progress in 100 years despite all the technological marvels.
Maybe we had some progress but a class that is not the working class keeps all the money?
We will never know.
Worse, they normalised 2 adults per household working 8 hours per day.
I believe you mean 2 adults, working 8 hours with an unpaid lunch meaning 9 hours out plus commute.