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The Ideal Worker Is All Work, All The Time

Is 'Love Your Work' Just Propaganda?

Stowe Boyd
May 19, 2021
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You may be among the many who have found themselves working longer hours during the pandemic than before. In fact, those working from home in the US increased their workday by 40%, about 3 hours a day. This is a reflection of the culmination of the protestant ethic, the ‘ideal worker’ who makes their job the center of their life, and is available every …

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