Work-Life Balance
“Work-life balance” - Wikipedia:
In the 1920s, the workers were coaxed into believing that they wanted to work longer hours and that they would be harmed by measures that limited how many hours they were allowed to work. Social scientists would later name this force the “gospel of consumption.” Beginning in the 1920s, advertisers persuaded Americans that happiness would not come from leisure time, but from purchasing commodities, and he concluded that this made it easier for managers to “allow” workers to make more money by working longer hours. Social scientists would conclude that a new work ethic began as Americans left the psychology of scarcity and adopted one of abundance. Some argue that this mentality of consumption or “consumerism” persists to this day.
Comments
Vanessa
That is junk. Can someone please go back to the 1920s and undo this please?! K, thanks, bye.
Alexander Micek
I know! I’ve got a (surprisingly) interesting (and short) post coming up (soon) that says conspicuous consumption may be on its way out. Stay tuned.
Also — thanks for the voicemail on Friday night! The semester is finally winding down tomorrow, and then I’ll have a chance to do fun things with good friends (Ruperts, et al.) again. I hope that the shindig at Maynard’s came together!
Dan McKeown
Can I be an et all too?
Mykala
Me too, me too! I want to be an et al., too!
Vanessa
I’m pretty sure it’s already so but in a few weeks it’ll go without saying Mykala! Then we’ll be complaining about seeing the Miceks, et al. SOO Excited for you two!! :)