Thursday, May 18, 2006

People are our greatest asset

North Americans are working more hours and some are making more money, but many are working more for less.

-We're putting in longer hours on the job now than we did in the 1950s, despite promises of a coming age of leisure before the year 2000.

-In fact, we're working more than medieval peasants did, and more than the citizens of any other industrial country.

-Mandatory overtime is at near record levels, in spite of a recession.

-On average, we work nearly nine full weeks (350 hours) LONGER per year than our peers in Western Europe do.

-Working Americans average a little over two weeks of vacation per year, while Europeans average five to six weeks.

Is this your scenario? We need to start taking care of ourselves and the people we work with. I'd love to hear your comments.

1 Comments:

At 12:45 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I agree.

 

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