Infosys co-founder calls for youth to work 70-hour weeks • The Register

3 years ago by schizoidman to c/workreform

Do it for India, says Narayana Murthy, seemingly unaware that China, Japan, and South Korea all have overworking problems
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LordR 35 points 3 years ago

Compared to the productivity of 30 years ago, we probably work as much as the people back then would have to work in a 70 hour workweek.

Weirdly enough pay didn't raise close to productivity...

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unfreeradical 15 points 3 years ago

You are roughly four times as productive each hour as your grandparents.

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Caradoc879 2 points 3 years ago

Don't forget tgat was typically off judt grandpa's salary so really you're 8x as worse off.

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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

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