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Re:Preindustrial workers worked fewer hours than today's (2009) by lovich on Thursday August 22, 2019 @10:51AM (#20768713)
If it's like when I worked menial jobs then the bosses just do something to make you quit like scheduling you for only 1 hour a week, assign you to only do the shit work that was previously spread out, etc. I think that muddies the water a bit in terms of those stats
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Re:Preindustrial workers worked fewer hours than today's (2009) by monocasa on Thursday August 22, 2019 @11:46AM (#20769369)
Yeah, they do that so you can't claim unemployment like you could have if they fired you.
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