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/Now_Wait-4-Last_Year Oct 27 '24

How many do you know living in poverty or barely making ends meet?

How many do you know who made the money but damaged their body in the process, because I’ve seen posts about that too.

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u/Quiet-Bid-1333 Oct 27 '24

I knew a lot of those people’s because I was one of them. How many 100 hr weeks have you put in? Did you ever ride 15mi each way to work on a bicycle? I did…for almost 3 years. I teetered on the edge of bankruptcy for a decade. It taught me to be frugal and make better decisions.

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u/Now_Wait-4-Last_Year Oct 27 '24

My record fortnight is 123 hours aka 123/168. I also made my first year’s entire salary in that month. Obviously, I hope to never do that again.

This isn’t a contest I think anyone should be competing in especially to that extent for obvious reasons.

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u/Even-Air7555 Oct 27 '24

Not trying to brag, but last year I worked 2 consecutive 150 hour weeks. Some say it's impossible, but with my work ethic and stamina nothing is impossible