On Wed, 28 May 2014 19:21:37 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:

"F. George McDuffee" wrote in
message ...

As usual, the country has been preparing for this by going
in the wrong direction, by increasing the average work
week(3).


We should emulate the French, n'est-ce pas?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/35-hour_workweek


jsw

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It would seem so on the surface but...

http://news.yahoo.com/frances-stress...053716607.html
snip
Despite France's labour laws, some of the strongest in the
world, depression, long-term illness, professional burnout
and even suicide are becoming increasingly common among
service-sector workers.
/snip

http://ebn.benefitnews.com/blog/ebvi...2741776-1.html
snip
83% of European respondents reported that they had been
physically or emotionally bullied; percentages were 65% in
the Americas, and 55% in Asia.
snip
European countries which have enacted laws prohibiting
workplace bullying (also known as mobbing or moral
harassment) include Sweden and France, Norway, Denmark, the
Netherlands, and Serbia. France Telecom (now known as
Orange) and its former CEO was placed under investigation
over the company’s alleged role in moral harassment and a
spate of workers suicides in 2012.
/snip

It seems as if too many managers feel that making people
miserable is part of their job description...


--
Unka' George

"Gold is the money of kings,
silver is the money of gentlemen,
barter is the money of peasants,
but debt is the money of slaves"

-Norm Franz, "Money and Wealth in the New Millenium"