Preindustrial workers worked fewer hours than today's (2009)

Re:Preindustrial workers worked fewer hours than today's (2009) by tk75x on Thursday August 22, 2019 @10:39AM (#20768553)

Cut the shifts in half and people work less individually while more people overall have job opportunities. As a benefit, working shorter shifts would result in more rested workers who would theoretically be more productive or at least have less chance of mistakes.

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Re:Preindustrial workers worked fewer hours than today's (2009) by marcusverus on Thursday August 22, 2019 @02:00PM (#20770769)

This would either halve incomes or double labor costs. Any improvements in individual productivity would be offset by the new logistical nightmare (especially for knowledge workers) of coordinating with twice as many team members to accomplish the same amount of work. This seems like a recipe for skyrocketing costs.

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Re:Preindustrial workers worked fewer hours than today's (2009) by newsgremlin on Thursday August 22, 2019 @10:49AM (#20768690)

Those workers may also be more likely to stay in work to finish a piece of work off, rather than leave as soon as the bell rings.

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