According to the studies I’ve read, productivity increases when workers are mandated to stop work beyond eight hours a day; are mandated to take their fifteen minute breaks and their hour-long lunch break (and to actually eat a lunch); are mandated to leave work on Friday and take a weekend.
This was demonstrated to be effective even concerning workers who obsess on their job and voluntarily work through their breaks, or into the evening, or over the weekend. Breaks from work are good for everyone.
Productivity also increases when you switch to a four-day work-week (at eight hours a day).
Productivity also increases when you commute less, as we learned with telecommuting during the COVID-19 lockdown.
So why do bosses crunch? Why do they create a social climate that pressures workers to skip breaks? Why do they insist on more than the 40-hour work week? Why do they issue RTO mandates?
Pure vindictiveness. The ownership class resents that their workforce has needs and opinions, and wants them to suffer for it, even when a miserable crew reduces profits and dividends.
You’ve paid me for 40 hours and you’ll receive 40 hours
That’s generous
Minus bathroom breaks, Lemmy time, and other work-adjacent activities.
Now we’re talking
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According to the studies I’ve read, productivity increases when workers are mandated to stop work beyond eight hours a day; are mandated to take their fifteen minute breaks and their hour-long lunch break (and to actually eat a lunch); are mandated to leave work on Friday and take a weekend.
This was demonstrated to be effective even concerning workers who obsess on their job and voluntarily work through their breaks, or into the evening, or over the weekend. Breaks from work are good for everyone.
Productivity also increases when you switch to a four-day work-week (at eight hours a day).
Productivity also increases when you commute less, as we learned with telecommuting during the COVID-19 lockdown.
So why do bosses crunch? Why do they create a social climate that pressures workers to skip breaks? Why do they insist on more than the 40-hour work week? Why do they issue RTO mandates?
Pure vindictiveness. The ownership class resents that their workforce has needs and opinions, and wants them to suffer for it, even when a miserable crew reduces profits and dividends.
the privilege
Nah, mate. It’s basic economics. You only get what you pay for.
Sure, but there are people who simply aren’t in the position to demand even such basic things. I think that’s what they meant.
Then those people are slaves. I get your point, but that situation should not be accepted by anyone.
Why would you do anything more than what is in your contract?
Your employers also isn’t going to pay you more than what is in there.
It isn’t a privilage to be afforded basic human decency.
It isn’t a privilage to be afforded basic human decency.
