They tend on considering that a Japanese thing when the equivalent is about to (or has already occurred) in the West, for example: I’ve heard that US is considering on making “32 hours” with no breaks the default when people are already burnt out and tired from work so it’s inevitable.
I mean, is there a similar phenomenon in the US when you take account of corporate America only dwelling more on money over one’s wellbeing and if an employee DARES to take even one day off, suddenly they flip out considering them “lazy” when people need rest or a vacation.
I’ve heard that US is considering on making “32 hours” with no breaks the default
What do you mean by this? 32 hours per week? Because, our default has been a 40 hour week since I’ve existed, and that’s a long time.
They’re referring to 32 hour shifts, these are the extremes for certain occupations (nurses are notable example). It’s common to work 12-14 hour daily shifts for months at a time without any days off, though.
And capitalists would love nothing more than to apply it in the US, they see you as lazy leeches, not as the labor that makes their shitty business work.
I’m sure there are companies (really just ignorant bosses) out there that would think longer shifts is a good idea but it’s pretty well researched that after about 8-10hrs of repetitive work that productivity drops drastically.
Also nurses working long shifts don’t usually do that for long periods of time and it’s usually voluntary, I’m not saying it doesn’t happen but that’s what unions are for. My aunt and two cousins are nurses at a Hospital.
Thanks, I was left wondering if nurses did have to work 32 hour shifts without even a ten minute lunch break in USA
Workaholic maybe? The name makes it seem like it’s an addiction to work but in reality it’s stress and anxiety forcing people to spend more time at work to either satisfy a deadline or impress the boss or to run away from home problems. The stress and anxiety will ultimately lead to early death or at least poor health.
Workaholic also focuses more on the person rather than like in Japanese culture of working yourself to literal death out of a sense of duty.
In the end the result is very similar.
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yeah, slave labor in American prisons. much of the American economy would crash if prisoners went on strike
