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July 22, 2013

The Overworked and the Idle

To maintain profits and output, managers are given additional duties even as support staff is trimmed.
I have often wondered if the fascination with the TV series Mad Men wasn't partly the result of our amazement at how little these guys actually worked and how many had secretaries/admin assistants. This phenomenon is also visible in low-pay service work, where adverts for poorly paid administrative jobs demand familiarity with a dozen software programs, and fast-food workers are expected to maintain a punishing level of productivity for minimum wages. charles hugh smith

Posted by gerardvanderleun at July 22, 2013 10:17 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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