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This country wanted a 69-hour workweek. Millennials and Gen Z had other ideas.

Shorter workweeks to boost employee mental health and productivity may be catching on in some places around the world, but at least one country appears to have missed the memo. The South Korean government was this week forced to rethink a plan that would have raised its cap on working hours to 69 per week, up from the current limit of 52, after sparking a backlash among Millennials and Generation Z workers.

“My own father works excessively every week and there is no boundary between work and life,” he said. “Unfortunately, this is quite common in the workforce. Labor inspectors cannot watch every workplace 24/7. South Korean people will vulnerable to deadly overtime work.” According to the OECD, South Koreans worked an average 1,915 hours in 2021, far above the OECD average of 1,716 and the American average of 1,767.

 

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they really tried to convince the youngsters with a funny number huh

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Other ideas as in procure a useless degree, go into massive debt, live with your parents until your 25+, never date & play lots of video games. Congratulations 🎈

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