Virgos Groove Posted Monday at 09:31 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:31 PM Quote Companies in countries worldwide may be toying with the idea of implementing shorter working weeks, but in Greece employees have been told that, henceforth, they can put in a sixth day of labour in an unorthodox step aimed at turbocharging productivity. After outpacing other Europeans in terms of economic growth, the nation once at the heart of the continent's worst financial crisis has bucked the trend again, introducing a 48-hour working week. The measure, decried as "barbaric" by unions, takes effect from Monday. Quote Greeks already work the longest hours in Europe, putting in an average 41 hours a week according to the EU's statistics agency, Eurostat, although surveys have also proved they get paid much less. The left-wing opposition has frequently decried "Bulgarian salaries in a country of British prices", claiming the phenomenon has only exacerbated the brain drain. The Guardian Isn't capitalism just... wonderful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dear Reader Posted Monday at 09:39 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:39 PM someone end our misery 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator Bloo Posted Monday at 09:47 PM ATRL Moderator Share Posted Monday at 09:47 PM Umm, they needed to do this in the opposite direction. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeemoR Posted Monday at 09:47 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:47 PM and all of that for a crap salary and super expensive prices in everything 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaggedGalaxy Posted Monday at 09:49 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:49 PM When other countries follow their lead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBeMe Posted Monday at 09:55 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:55 PM This will only encourage even more emigration out of Greece and with their HORRIBLE demographic situation Greece will basically be empty in no time when economy is placed THAT MUCH above people's well being that's when u know u are truly a failed state tbh… 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev8 Posted Monday at 10:00 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:00 PM I've been seeing 4-day work weeks but Greece has been working on THIS?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska. Posted Monday at 10:00 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:00 PM Now get to work ***** 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
State of Grace. Posted Monday at 10:08 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:08 PM We literally need HALF of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Jacobs Posted Monday at 10:09 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:09 PM The Greek gods really said 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likingstars Posted Monday at 10:12 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:12 PM Do they at least get an increase in salary or something? This is horrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyshimmery Posted Monday at 10:13 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:13 PM Why can't we all just collectively quit, and stop paying for s**t? eventually the entire system will fall. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Trees Posted Monday at 10:22 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:22 PM The cradle of Western civilization y'all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwendolyn Posted Monday at 10:28 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:28 PM Is this due to the increased demand for tourism? I'm genuinely wondering why are they doing this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgos Groove Posted Monday at 10:35 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 10:35 PM 2 minutes ago, Gwendolyn said: Is this due to the increased demand for tourism? I'm genuinely wondering why are they doing this To deal with a "shortage of workers", which really means "a shortage of workers willing to put up with shitty wages and poor conditions". 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroSuitBritney Posted Monday at 10:41 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:41 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aadrl1 Posted Monday at 10:47 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:47 PM 32 minutes ago, shinyshimmery said: Why can't we all just collectively quit, and stop paying for s**t? eventually the entire system will fall. Did you think life was better when it fell last time? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherish Posted Monday at 10:48 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:48 PM 35 minutes ago, shinyshimmery said: Why can't we all just collectively quit, and stop paying for s**t? eventually the entire system will fall. Because "eventually" will not be quick enough for people to not go homeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radical Pessimism Posted Monday at 10:51 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:51 PM it's happening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyshimmery Posted Monday at 10:52 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:52 PM 4 minutes ago, aadrl1 said: Did you think life was better when it fell last time? no, but we can evolve. whoever gave pieces of paper all the power was seriously disturbed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What_A_Mess Posted Monday at 10:52 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:52 PM 6 days of work a week.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyshimmery Posted Monday at 10:52 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:52 PM 3 minutes ago, Cherish said: Because "eventually" will not be quick enough for people to not go homeless I meannnnn, squatting rights exist :P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radical Pessimism Posted Monday at 10:55 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:55 PM 1 minute ago, shinyshimmery said: I meannnnn, squatting rights exist :P why is that a thing in the usa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Legend X Posted Monday at 11:16 PM Share Posted Monday at 11:16 PM so they literally want young people to leave, which they can do with an EU passport....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.R.L Posted Monday at 11:37 PM Share Posted Monday at 11:37 PM (edited) And I was complaining that my two successive days off in the weekend are a few. Edited Monday at 11:41 PM by A.R.L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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