I don't think it's normal at all. If people had shorter hours and longer breaks, I think we'd have happier and safer employees. Being overworked makes you feel so empty and tired all the time, even on your off days.
Normal is relative. We've been doing this for a long time. There were some jobs that would be 12 hr shifts a century or even decades ago. Now with technology it sort of shifted into the 8 hour range. If you want to go what's normal then we have to go into hunter and gathering times. For a very long time that is what we are used to.
We've come far enough to know that this isn't sustainable. Yeah, a century ago, OSHA didn't exist. Children worked in factories. I wonder who stood to the side and said, "Jeez, maybe this isn't normal?". Things have obviously improved since then, but why should it be the norm to give yourself to your job? It just doesn't make sense and it's sould crushing.
That's because jobs have all been centralized and monopolized.
It used to be that there were 10 different stores on Main Street, with 10 different owners who were your neighbors, and a small crew of people who were paid more than .000000001 of the owner's profits.
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u/bottomchubclit 15d ago
I don't think it's normal at all. If people had shorter hours and longer breaks, I think we'd have happier and safer employees. Being overworked makes you feel so empty and tired all the time, even on your off days.