Why We Should Work Less By Schiffman Summary

The article "Why We Should Work Less." explores the idea of how Americans are workaholics compared to the rest of the world. Schiffman builds onto this argument by stating the fact that they work hundreds of more hours compared to the rest of the world. Instead of spending more time with our families, time is spent working our lives away with little to no breaks compared to other developed countries. The biggest argument in this article is that working less hours could bring unimaginable amounts of innovation and growth to this country. Schiffman introduces this idea by starting us out with anecdotes about his friends. She works for an understaffed non-profit organization in the Middle East and describes it as something that is killing her. She works
These stories add an amount of credibility for Schiffman by being a secondhand witness to the working mentality of an average American employer and citizen. Logically, it seems that these stories add up once you take account of the recent evidence that may help prove Schiffman's argument. The struggling economy of the United States is brought up as an example. The greediness of capitalistic US businesses is being brought up as a possible issue in the long run. These issues have nothing to do with not enough people working, is at an all time high and there seems to be no struggle with companies making profits. It has to do with these companies making large amounts of revenue and not paying their employees enough for their long hours away from their families and free time. Shortening the working hours has been shown historically to bring more jobs and market growth.Working people to death is good for companies trying to make high profits, but absolutely detrimental for the health of US citizens. The workers of the US economy is the target audience of this