Working 21hours a week
employment, insurance, mental breakdown, overwork, work February 13th, 2010I’m working from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm everyday from Monday to Friday… and that’s 9 hours a day or 45 hours a week.
But if you read this statement from a UK’s left-wing think tank the New Economics Foundation… “working week should be cut to 21 hours to help boost the economy and improve quality of life”…
WOW… that’s like working 4 hours and 12 minutes only a day from Monday to Friday!!!
The foundation claimed in its report that the reduction in working hours would help ease unemployment and overwork… cool… less people will get stressed-out or gets nervous breakdown… but too bad to those selling mechanical breakdown insurance 😛
The foundation is aware that by reducing the working hours people would earn less, but said they would have more time to carry out worthy tasks. They would have better scope to look after their children or other dependants, there would be more opportunity for civic duties, and older people could even delay retirement, the foundation said.
Well, I’m ready for that… but wonder when it will be implemented here… 😛
February 19th, 2010 at 11:50 pm
Some people say that translates into a 4-day weekend.
February 23rd, 2010 at 1:56 am
OK… that sound extra great… i can’t wait for that to happen here… 😛 imagine having 3 days weekend… wow…
March 4th, 2010 at 8:55 am
and i am working my butts off… !