schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Work Reform@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoInfosys co-founder calls for youth to work 70-hour weeks • The Registerwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down14 cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldantiwork@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1153arrow-down1external-linkInfosys co-founder calls for youth to work 70-hour weeks • The Registerwww.theregister.comschizoidman@lemmy.ml to Work Reform@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square20fedilink cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldantiwork@lemmy.ml
minus-squareLordR@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up35·8 months agoCompared to the productivity of 30 years ago, we probably work as much as the people back then would have to work in a 70 hour workweek. Weirdly enough pay didn’t raise close to productivity…
minus-squareunfreeradical@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·8 months agoYou are roughly four times as productive each hour as your grandparents.
minus-squareCaradoc879@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoDon’t forget tgat was typically off judt grandpa’s salary so really you’re 8x as worse off.
minus-squareunfreeradical@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoThe measure is given as value produced per man hour (I know). Nevertheless, the wage gap, housing commodification, and the erasure of the family wage are also extremely relevant issues.
Compared to the productivity of 30 years ago, we probably work as much as the people back then would have to work in a 70 hour workweek.
Weirdly enough pay didn’t raise close to productivity…
You are roughly four times as productive each hour as your grandparents.
Don’t forget tgat was typically off judt grandpa’s salary so really you’re 8x as worse off.
The measure is given as value produced per man hour (I know).
Nevertheless, the wage gap, housing commodification, and the erasure of the family wage are also extremely relevant issues.