No they did not. They said that they see your point. And that it may work in "some fields". But for America (400 million people, where 60% of the working force is hourly), the answer is no.
I was going to say something barbaric so instead I'll pose a question. Is it the Government's responsibility to make sure there is a minimum wage and 40 hour work week?
9 months out of the year I find it hard to get my work done in a 40 hour week. The other three, absolutely.
Watch the series in the history channel. Men who built america. These people were cruel and the unions helped bring fair wages and hours to the work force. Now the government has stepped in and taken on the role the unions used to have. Imo, there needs to be checks and balances. I would rather it be the government than unions Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2
I thought you were a Libertarian....let the market decide. No one is stopping a company from doing that today with some or all of their employees (union contracts being the exception). But we certainly don't need more regulation from the government to try and force what's left of America's free enterprise system into an European Model that we already know doesn't work. Being self employed, I wish I only had a 40 hour work week, but then again, it is my choice to do what I do for a living. As far as your example of doing an 11 day project in two days and then having all this free time on your hands, your employer should have you out drumming up extra business or doing something productive. Then the company makes more money and the employer is able to pay you more. As you said, it is supply and demand. If you were able to do 3 or 4 of these projects instead of only 1 within an eleven day window and the company could still charge the $12 Grand per project, your employer would certainly recognize this and pay you more money to ensure your happiness and to make sure you don't leave and go work for a competitor. Then again, in a free enterprise model, if you are happy with your current status and so is your employer then it is no business of anyone else's if you keep doing what you are doing.
Hook, for a change, I agree with you. I'm salaried at 50 hours a week, working 12.5-13 hr days. Generally, the last couple hours of my shifts become very unproductive. Occasionally when I go on stretches of working shorter days, I find myself being much more productive for my entire shift. I skip lunches and breaks because I know I have less time to get it done. I have a higher sense of urgency when I work less hours.
Most anyone becomes less productive after 10 hours straight. Some jobs have down time or sit time which can allow for more but in general, 10 is about all one want. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2
Most of us never learn what were capable of, sleep deprivation is greatly over rated, when **** needs done most would be surprised at what you are capable of. If 32 hours was it, I wouldn't get out of bed till Thursday morning.
I would love 32 hour work weeks, but I dont think its the governments job to mandate that. I love Europe in that they have way less working hours and therefore always scores far higher in happiness factor. It makes europe attractive, on the other hand, though I dont have statistics nor ever visited europe, I would also assume its a bit harder for the average man to raise up and make it big. That is what makes America.
