The health care toll today’s work culture exacts on employees

Re:The health care toll today’s work culture exacts on emplo... by terryf on Friday March 23, 2018 @09:51AM (#16658080)

I never argued that. I do believe that things are much better now than in the 14th century though. That's the comment I replied to.

We should always strive to improve, but the article had the tone of "oh look how bad everything is" while implying that it hasn't always been like that. Things are far better now in almost any quantifiable measure than they have ever been in human history. Not enough people talk about that.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:The health care toll today’s work culture exacts on emplo... by pnutjam on Friday March 23, 2018 @11:28AM (#16659099)

What if you quantify against Europe? The article is pointing out the unhealthy work obsession and work environment of the US. How many people do you know with vacation the won't take for fear of losing their job? That is not the norm in every country.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:The health care toll today’s work culture exacts on emplo... by vonmoltke on Friday March 23, 2018 @04:46PM (#16662499)

> How many people do you know with vacation the won't take for fear of losing their job?

None. How many do you know?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:The health care toll today’s work culture exacts on emplo... by pnutjam on Monday March 26, 2018 @10:05AM (#16678957)

At least a quarter of my coworkers when I worked at HP.

[ Parent | on HN ]