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What do you do when a 11-12 hour workday is expected upon penalty of being marginalized and eventually let go?

You take advantage of the fact that it's all but impossible for humans to sustain their productivity while working those kinds of hours for any length of time.

With all due respect to whoever said it first, furious activity is no substitute for keeping yourself in working order. Or something like that.



You take advantage of the fact that it's all but impossible for humans to sustain their productivity while working those kinds of hours for any length of time.

In current market economics those jobs will be moved to people who are ready to work for lesser pay. Like to china, what that means is now you get more people for same money. Therefore more hours.




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