Since 1953, women in South Korea have been allowed to take one day off a month if they have painful periods.
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Psychology research demonstrates…
Psychology research demonstrates the psychological benefits of working less. Working fewer hours was associated with improved psychological and health benefits. It also helps with productivity.
The Anti-Work Movement is a philosophy…
The Anti-Work Movement is a philosophy that sees work as the cause of unhappiness, and should therefore be avoided. Although associated with anarchists and communists today, its roots can we traced back to the Ancient Greek Cynics.
Back in 1965 a Senate subcommittee….
Back in 1965 a Senate subcommittee predicted that we’d enjoy 2-hour work weeks by the year 2000. However, In 1991, the average American worker put in 163 more hours on the job than in 1973, according to the sociologist Juliet Schor, the author of “The Overworked American.”
A person with a one-hour commute…
A person with a one-hour commute has to earn 40 per cent more money to be as satisfied with life as someone who walks to the office.
During the Irish Potato Famine…
During the Irish Potato Famine, the poor were hired for useless construction projects called ‘famine follies’ in order to provide them with work that would not take existing work away from other workers. These included roads in the middle of nowhere, between two seemingly random points.
Remote Workers are more productive…
Remote workers are more productive than their in-office counterparts, according to 59% of employers.
Americans work more than any…
Americans work more than any other major countries — 137 hours per year more than Japanese, 260 per year more than the UK, and 500 hours per year more than France.
A man, Joaquin Garcia, skipped work…
A man, Joaquin Garcia, skipped work for six years and nobody noticed until he won an award for twenty years of loyal service. During the six years he quietly collected a $41,500 annual salary from his local government without showing up for work.
In 2013, a dockyard worker..
In 2013, a dockyard worker burned down a Nuclear Attack Submarine to go home from work early.