Do you feel like you work too much? Curious about how long people work in other countries?
In this graphic, we’ve ranked OECD countries based on average working hours per year, as of 2023. It reveals a wide gap between the longest and shortest-working countries, to the tune of 864 hours (36 days).
Note that this data is based on the average number of people in employment in each country, meaning it includes full- and part-time workers.
All figures were sourced from the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), an international organization that promotes policies to improve economic and social well-being. It has 38 member countries, though in this instance, data for all of them was not available.
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Rephrase: "The US is the only advanced economy where employers aren't threatened with violence for not guaranteeing paid holidays."
In this case the threat of violence by the state breaks the prisoner's dilemma of 'if the company guarantees paid holidays, it won't survive against the ones that don't'. The company doesn't have a real choice in either case.
Who are the two players in this Prisoners Dilemma?
A company that guarantees paid holidays and a competing company that doesn’t.
Idk if prisoner’s dilemma is the right model to use here. But the point is you’re damned if you do and you’re damned if you don’t.
Scott Alexander’s article ’meditations on Moloch’ in Slatestarcodex illuminates this idea very well. It’s one of the best texts I’ve read. Highly recommended.
I see what you mean. I just wasn't think about their competitors.
My mom worked at a place that started giving Black Friday off (it wasn't called that yet, though) because everyone was so useless that day they may as well have been home.
your mother must not work for Best Buy
No, it was a small business. Now she's retired.
https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/
I think it's the opposite
If one company offers paid holidays to employees, then its competitors have no choice but to do the same
I believe that was the point.
In a prisoner’s dilemma situation, the two competitors could cooperate by not offering paid holidays, but if one defects and offers them the other would have to do the same.
🤠Will they ever be threatened? Or is it already too ingrained in the culture?
Good questions. I don't know. I wouldn't say it's ingrained in the culture, most people to get paid holidays in one way or another and most people support paid holidays.
There may be some legal hurdle that makes it very difficult to mandate such a thing.
All the places I have worked paid holidays.
Why is Slovakia listed twice with different data?
Slovakia 204
Slovenia 202
It only changes 2 letters but they are different countries đź¤
Damn. It's time for the optometrist!!!
lol
You arent wearing glasses yet?
Time to try on some coke bottles!
I am on bifocals! LOL! Time for a stronger prescription. 🤣
I am not on bifocals yet.
But I will never get laser surgery.
I never understood the concept of having that surgery.
I would rather wear glasses all my life.
French only work 35 hours/week in many cases.
Im surprised the the USA is the only one that doesnt pay holidays.
All the places I have worked at have paid holidays...
I did feel the hours working in taiwan were oppressive.
So many zombies on the MRT late at night, going home after work.
In each country it is different. In particular, I am an emigrant in Peru, I work from 6 to 6 in the afternoon and I am not well paid.
Greece works more than USA and South Korea?
Greeks are notorious for being lazy
Where is Swizerland? Taiwan? China?
Some of this data seems a bit weird.
I know Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, and China all have horrendous work hours.
Certainly more than lazy Greeks
I guess Switzerland is less than Germany. Taiwan is not a member of the OECD, but China is a key partner.
Where is India?
Since India is not an OECD member but a key partner, it should be included in the group of 38 countries for which data is unavailable.
1600 hours ?
omg