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The laziness factor
This may seem hard to believe but a new report suggests that by global standards, American workers are lazy and have been getting lazier. I know, I know you’ve probably never been working harder but according to research from the UN’s International organization and reported in Fortune magazine, Americans have increased their leisure time dramatically over the past 40 years and not increased their working time.
The research looked at working hours around the world. When it comes to hard work, Fortune reported, meaning the proportion of workers who work more than 48 hours a week, America is near the bottom. About 18 percent of workers work that much.
That is a higher proportion than in developed companies like Norway, the Netherlands and Japan, the magazine reported but it lower than Switzerland, Britain and developing countries such as Mexico and Thailand. The magazine said that is substantially lower than the world’s hardest working countries, South Korea and Peru where the proportions are about 50 percent. If you want to see the full story click here.
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The laziness factor
August 23, 2007
This may seem hard to believe but a new report suggests that by global standards, American workers are lazy and have been getting lazier. I know, I know you’ve probably never been working harder but according to research from the UN’s International organization and reported in Fortune magazine, Americans have increased their leisure time dramatically over the past 40 years and not increased their working time. The research looked at working hours around the world. When it comes to hard work, Fortune reported, meaning the proportion of workers who work more than 48 hours a week, America is near the bottom. About 18 percent of workers work that much.
That is a higher proportion than in developed companies like Norway, the Netherlands and Japan, the magazine reported but it lower than Switzerland, Britain and developing countries such as Mexico and Thailand. The magazine said that is substantially lower than the world’s hardest working countries, South Korea and Peru where the proportions are about 50 percent. If you want to see the full story click here.
Tell us if you agree.
Posted by Jack Keough on August 23, 2007 | Comments (1)
November 20, 2007
In response to: The laziness factor
Rick Rainwater commented:
In response to: The laziness factor
Rick Rainwater commented:
Quite the contrary? Downsizing, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Increase Productivity, More for Less...whatever we want to call it. Over the past 10 years I have personally seen the gradual decrease in our customer personnel while increasing their job functions and/or taking on additional responsibilities. I have seen the same in my client base in Europe - but the seem to have more time off. Lazy, I doubt it. Increase in leisure time - I hope so for some mental time off. I believe there are many more who agree. Any additional comments!
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