40 Hours per Week
Aug 3, 2022 ·
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Working 40 hours per work has been the norm for so long, we seem to take for granted that this is just the normal run-of-the-mill schedule in the U.S. But...
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Working 40 hours per work has been the norm for so long, we seem to take for granted that this is just the normal run-of-the-mill schedule in the U.S. But where did this come from? Why do we use it? Perhaps a change is on the horizon...
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Links and references:
1. https://www.cultureamp.com/blog/40-hour-work-week#:~:text=1938%3A%20Congress%20passed%20the%20Fair,work%20week%20became%20U.S.%20law.
2. https://mythdetector.ge/en/the-real-history-behind-the-5-day-working-week/
3. https://www.timesizing.com/history-of-the-american-workweek/
4. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-factory-workers-get-40-hour-week#:~:text=On%20May%201%2C%201926%2C%20Ford,office%20workers%20the%20following%20August
5. https://redi.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2017/06/REDI-report-April-gig-economy.pdf
6. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2016/05/13/is-it-time-for-a-shorter-workweek/
7. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110208131529.htm
1. Atsunori Ariga, Alejandro Lleras. Brief and rare mental 'breaks' keep you focused: Deactivation and reactivation of task goals preempt vigilance decrements. Cognition, 2011; DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2010.12.007
8. https://data.oecd.org/emp/hours-worked.htm
9. https://time.com/4621185/worker-productivity-countries/
10. https://www.studyfinds.org/study-finds-that-40-hour-workweeks-bad-for-mental-health/
11. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shifting-workplace-dynamics/202110/should-we-end-the-40-hour-workweek
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Recommendations
Abraham: Burger Patch Sacramento (https://burgerpatch.com/)
Shane: Dune (The Book; https://dunenovels.com/)
Links and references:
1. https://www.cultureamp.com/blog/40-hour-work-week#:~:text=1938%3A%20Congress%20passed%20the%20Fair,work%20week%20became%20U.S.%20law.
2. https://mythdetector.ge/en/the-real-history-behind-the-5-day-working-week/
3. https://www.timesizing.com/history-of-the-american-workweek/
4. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-factory-workers-get-40-hour-week#:~:text=On%20May%201%2C%201926%2C%20Ford,office%20workers%20the%20following%20August
5. https://redi.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2017/06/REDI-report-April-gig-economy.pdf
6. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-theory/wp/2016/05/13/is-it-time-for-a-shorter-workweek/
7. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110208131529.htm
1. Atsunori Ariga, Alejandro Lleras. Brief and rare mental 'breaks' keep you focused: Deactivation and reactivation of task goals preempt vigilance decrements. Cognition, 2011; DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2010.12.007
8. https://data.oecd.org/emp/hours-worked.htm
9. https://time.com/4621185/worker-productivity-countries/
10. https://www.studyfinds.org/study-finds-that-40-hour-workweeks-bad-for-mental-health/
11. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shifting-workplace-dynamics/202110/should-we-end-the-40-hour-workweek
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