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re: Who in the hell came up with the concept that 40 hrs per week constitutes full time work
Posted on 12/21/17 at 11:59 am to Hammond Tiger Fan
Posted on 12/21/17 at 11:59 am to Hammond Tiger Fan
Ummm, the Populist party circa 1892 
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Posted on 12/21/17 at 12:00 pm to lsufball19
Just seems silly. Most people have a basic printer. It's not like they are even expensive now(you can easily find them for like $50).
Posted on 12/21/17 at 12:01 pm to Harry Caray
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I think he's mostly talking about salaried jobs here my man
the point stands though, if a 2 day work week was standard you're gonna have a lot more expenses with basically 5 "saturdays" in a row. I mean you wouldn't be making the same salary you do not by working half as much as now lol
Posted on 12/21/17 at 12:02 pm to lsunurse
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Most people have a basic printer. It's not like they are even expensive now(you can easily find them for like $50).
This is true. We have a printer, but never have any damn ink b/c ink is so damn expensive
Posted on 12/21/17 at 12:03 pm to Salmon
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is it supposed to be ironic that a bunch of people are complaining about wasting their life away working while most likely posting here while they are supposed to be working?
Yea, but most of us are doing this because we're working right now. When I'm not working, I'm not posting near as often on TD. I wish I could be doing something productive, but I'm a slave to my computer during work hours.
Posted on 12/21/17 at 12:03 pm to Breesus
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It's just hard to buck a dieing and archaic system run by a bunch of old fricks. But it'll happen.
Lolz.
Schools open twice per week - maybe you'll finish college by age 40
Hospitals open twice per week - I hope you don't get sick on Monday.
Businesses need to be open most days of the week. Also, so long as grit and effort and diligence are rewarded this will never occur. You wanna work two days? Fine. I'll work four. You're fired.
We aren't sticking to a five day workweek because there are a bunch of old men in a room with steepled fingers. It's because life as you know it would come to a screeching halt if everyone were at the bars 5 days per week (which they couldn't be because the bars would be closed
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Posted on 12/21/17 at 12:03 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
Work a seasonal job or one with fewer than 40 hours.
People stuck in the rat race are there because it's a lifestyle they have chosen.
People stuck in the rat race are there because it's a lifestyle they have chosen.
Posted on 12/21/17 at 12:03 pm to WG_Dawg
quote:I'm not going to argue that, the two day work week is actually pretty impractical. I wouldn't see anything wrong with a four day, 30ish hour work week though.
the point stands though, if a 2 day work week was standard you're gonna have a lot more expenses with basically 5 "saturdays" in a row. I mean you wouldn't be making the same salary you do not by working half as much as now lol
Posted on 12/21/17 at 12:04 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
One of the greatest capitalists of all time created the 40 hr work week. Henry Ford.
Baw knew what he was doin
Baw knew what he was doin
Posted on 12/21/17 at 12:05 pm to joshnorris14
quote:when you add sleep to the equation, you work and sleep more than half of your life.
40/168 is less than 25% of your life. Quit being a hyperbolic, drama queen
Posted on 12/21/17 at 12:06 pm to Blob Fish
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Lolz. You're right. Hospitals should only be open two days per week.
Lolz. You're right. Hospitals are closed on the weekend now. Oh wait, no they aren't because they stagger shifts. Hospitals were the wrong example to use
Posted on 12/21/17 at 12:07 pm to lsunurse
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Just seems silly. Most people have a basic printer. It's not like they are even expensive now(you can easily find them for like $50).
I'd rather use my firm's printer instead of paying for ink myself.
Posted on 12/21/17 at 12:07 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
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Hammond Tiger Fan
Can you send me your resume? You sound like a real go getter
Posted on 12/21/17 at 12:07 pm to tigahbruh
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One of the greatest capitalists of all time created the 40 hr work week. Henry Ford.
Baw knew what he was doin
Yep.
Posted on 12/21/17 at 12:07 pm to Epic Cajun
quote:Too many folks are brainwashed by the current system and have to pick and choose impractical examples to convince themselves they aren't miserable.
Lolz. You're right. Hospitals are closed on the weekend now. Oh wait, no they aren't because they stagger shifts. Hospitals were the wrong example to use
Posted on 12/21/17 at 12:09 pm to Epic Cajun
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At worst it should be 4 of 7
In 20 years, a 20-25 hour workweek will be the norm
Posted on 12/21/17 at 12:10 pm to Harry Caray
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Too many folks are brainwashed by the current system and have to pick and choose impractical examples to convince themselves they aren't miserable.
What's the current system?
No one is required to do anything.
Posted on 12/21/17 at 12:10 pm to Epic Cajun
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Lolz. You're right. Hospitals are closed on the weekend now. Oh wait, no they aren't because they stagger shifts. Hospitals were the wrong example to use
Hospitals are a bad example. The non-doctors that work at hospitals generally work three 12-hour shifts every week from the people I know.
Posted on 12/21/17 at 12:11 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
The real sham is being labeled a “professional” and exempt from overtime
Posted on 12/21/17 at 12:12 pm to Epic Cajun
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Lolz. You're right. Hospitals are closed on the weekend now. Oh wait, no they aren't because they stagger shifts. Hospitals were the wrong example to use
Uh, no it's not. Call your family doctor and asked to be seen on Saturday. I used "hospitals" as a general term. It's a skeleton crew on weekends. There aren't enough doctors in the world to cover that dumbass workweek. You think it's difficult to see a physician NOW?
This entire thread is rooted in the idea that "I" get to travel the world 5 days per week, but the rest of the world goes on as usual.
Nothing of substance was ever created by a person who sat by the pool 5 days per week, except maybe the Snuggy.
This post was edited on 12/21/17 at 12:13 pm
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