Knowingo
The Overworked American
Why are Americans working more hours than before, and what would it take to win back time?
At a glance
- Author
- Juliet B. Schor
Why read it
- You will learn why employers favor long hours: the wage worker sells time itself, so the employer must make sure it is used productively
- You will see that hours have fallen before, when organized workers won a shorter week through a long struggle
- You will question the textbook view that workers freely choose their hours, since employers set hours that employees adapt to
Who it is for
- A salaried worker wondering why free time keeps shrinking
- A manager weighing shorter hours for a team
- A student of labor economics and household work
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