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Americans do not work more than the rest of the world

1 pointsby ternbotover 9 years ago
Despite many reports that Americans "work so much" and they do not get enough "vacation", in actuality, they are just chilling at work more than most countries.

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dalkeover 9 years ago
Why are US companies paying their employees to not work, but to &quot;chill&quot; instead?<p>Why do US workers prefer to &quot;chill&quot; at work, instead of with family, friends, or alone?<p>Is this a good thing?<p>Are you hypothesizing here, or do you have any actual evidence that this extra time is &quot;chilling&quot;, and not &quot;being present to keep up the appearance of working&quot;, perhaps because not doing so might lead to being fired or left out of promotions? (If so, I don&#x27;t think the extra level of stress is compatible with the term &#x27;chill&#x27;.)<p>Or, to go old school on you, are you an apologist for the excessive demands of the capital owners and their managerial puppets?