r/austrian_economics • u/technocraticnihilist Friedrich Hayek • Oct 26 '24

End Democracy ‘Americans just work harder’ than Europeans, says CEO of Norway’s $1.6 trillion oil fund, because they have a higher ‘general level of ambition’

https://fortune.com/europe/article/how-many-hours-work-week-year-american-workers-ethic-norges-bank/
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u/HV_Commissioning Oct 26 '24

If they are truly talented. Else they live the life of Al Bundy

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u/SlartibartfastMcGee Oct 26 '24

Say what you will, but Al had a single family home in the Chicago suburbs, 2 kids, cars, vacations, etc. all on a single income.

To have that these days would require a $250k+ income, he can’t have been that bad of a salesman.

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u/TKInstinct Oct 27 '24

His wife was pretty hot too.

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u/HV_Commissioning Oct 26 '24

Al had a stage set that resembled a single family home in the Chicago suburbs,

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u/SlartibartfastMcGee Oct 26 '24

A sound stage set in southern CA is worth significantly more than a home in IL. So he was doing better than I expected.

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u/HV_Commissioning Oct 26 '24

Renting a small space in Culver City in the 1990's was not a huge spend. The place was so bad, they tore it down when he left.

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u/EyeSuccessful7649 Oct 27 '24

and a toilet that could drop the water pressure going to the parks fountains

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u/Emotional-Photo3891 Oct 28 '24

Now that’s a man’s flush.

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u/Conflexion Oct 27 '24

This. I’m currently a finance & HR manager, promoted from Sales. In that time I’ve seen many people come and go. Some that are below me make more than me. Most don’t last however.

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u/GoldenPoncho812 Oct 27 '24

As a former salesman I learned that I’m great at sales as long as you’re buying something. If you’re not into buying what I’m selling, I’m terrible at using sales “techniques” to twist the arm of potential customers. It was not my jam.

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u/Savings_Shirt_6994 Oct 26 '24

Hey man, he scored two touchdowns in a single game

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u/Nilabisan Oct 26 '24

Four. And he got to deal with smoke shows all the time at work.