I'm a Frito-Lay Factory Worker. I Work 12-Hour Days, 7 Days a Week

Re:I'm a Frito-Lay Factory Worker. I Work 12-Hour Days, 7 Da... by boring_twenties on Saturday July 17, 2021 @07:16PM (#27869556)

Which civilization solved this, exactly?

Of the advanced economies, Western Europe seems to have the exact issue identified by GP: the hardest working/most ambitious workers move to the US. On the other hand, in Japan "death by overwork" seems to be close to or at the level of a genuine public health crisis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kar%C5%8Dshi

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Re:I'm a Frito-Lay Factory Worker. I Work 12-Hour Days, 7 Da... by Daishiman on Saturday July 17, 2021 @09:55PM (#27870243)

This isn't obvious at all. A few very specific, niche employment areas in which the US dominates (software engineering in certain niches, medical practice, and maybe show business) have a modest influx of Western European workers, but that says nothing.

Among the reasons for emigration to the US, there's not a single living soul that says "oh, I'm not legally allowed to work enough in my area of employment to achieve my dreams". It's a laughable and ridiculous statement.

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Re:I'm a Frito-Lay Factory Worker. I Work 12-Hour Days, 7 Da... by michaelmrose on Saturday July 17, 2021 @09:18PM (#27870087)

If the US implemented more reasonable restrictions on labor in the US do you propose the hardest working most ambitious are going to move to China or Brazil?

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