Overworked America: 12 charts to make your blood boil

[Scuba]

Not new, but worth another look...

(more at the link)

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/06/speedup-americans-working-harder-charts


YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT YOUR GAINS


GROWTH IS BACK...


... BUT JOBS AREN'T



PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN

[Dragonfli]

1. The bi-partisan plans all appear to be working, we need to try Democratic ideas

that will thwart the plans of the 1% as their bi-partisan tactics need to be slowed (or preferably reversed).

We need a party like that one FDR and LBJ belonged to (what was that fringe leftist party called?), under a progressive agenda the 99% and working poor were beginning to share some of the wealth of increased productivity, I realize corporatism is the newest coolest thing for both parties, but if we don't change course very soon Dickensian times for the unwashed will look prosperous compared to the lives we will have as "working people" in the New golden bi-partisan Corporate playground.

Working people would support such a party, they have in the past.
People know when the status quo is screwing them, they always know, they just need progressive leadership to support.

A party they (and I being one of them) feel can be trusted.

[Lifelong Protester]

2. Amen, Dragonfli

I second that.

[woo me with science]

3. +2

[woo me with science]

5. Kick

[Xyzse]

4. Another issue I have against the increased productivity is that...

It is borne out of the lower waged workers backs.
Meaning, their bosses wants to work longer hours but mostly it means delegating tasks that needs to be done at certain times, usually something insane/after normal business hours/type work that a lot of the times does not really fit in to their schedule or through some sort of overtime pay.

Those who are in salary in secretarial/administrative positions that are in salary. They get the shaft on that since their bosses would like to work so late, but they get to do all the running and day to day operations that their bosses don't have to actually deal with.

Due to the internet, cell phones and digitization of everything those hours have just gotten worse. Hence productivity rises, but it is not as if they get decent compensation for it.