Who works the most minutes each day at home and work?
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(CNN) - Who works the most minutes each day at home and work?
Japan may be the first to spring to mind, with its legendary work ethic, but according to the latest study by the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development, Japan comes in second place with an average of 540 minutes, or nine hours, spent doing paid work and chores such as shopping and cooking.
So what nation is the hardest working in the world? Mexico, according to the OECD.
As the chart above shows breaking down daily minutes of work, Mexicans spend 594 minutes, or 9.9 hours, doing paid or unpaid work each day.
The nation that works the least, according to the survey of 29 economies, is Belgium with a total of 427 minutes (7.1 hours) of work each day.
The OECD average was 277 minutes (4.6 hours) of paid work, and 207 minutes (3.45 hours) of unpaid work each day.
How much some other major economies worked: China (8.4 hours of paid and unpaid work), The U.S. (8.3 hours), India (8.1 hours), Australia (8 hours), the UK (7.8 hours), France (7.5 hours) and Germany (7.4 hours).
In total minutes of paid work only, Japan worked the most with 6.3 hours on average each day. Denmark worked the least paid time (3.75 hours).
Mexico had the highest average of unpaid work (4.2 hours) and Korea the least (1.3 hours).
French spent the most unpaid time doing shopping each day (32 minutes) while Koreans did the least (13 minutes).
Japan may be the first to spring to mind, with its legendary work ethic, but according to the latest study by the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development, Japan comes in second place with an average of 540 minutes, or nine hours, spent doing paid work and chores such as shopping and cooking.
So what nation is the hardest working in the world? Mexico, according to the OECD.
As the chart above shows breaking down daily minutes of work, Mexicans spend 594 minutes, or 9.9 hours, doing paid or unpaid work each day.
The nation that works the least, according to the survey of 29 economies, is Belgium with a total of 427 minutes (7.1 hours) of work each day.
The OECD average was 277 minutes (4.6 hours) of paid work, and 207 minutes (3.45 hours) of unpaid work each day.
How much some other major economies worked: China (8.4 hours of paid and unpaid work), The U.S. (8.3 hours), India (8.1 hours), Australia (8 hours), the UK (7.8 hours), France (7.5 hours) and Germany (7.4 hours).
In total minutes of paid work only, Japan worked the most with 6.3 hours on average each day. Denmark worked the least paid time (3.75 hours).
Mexico had the highest average of unpaid work (4.2 hours) and Korea the least (1.3 hours).
French spent the most unpaid time doing shopping each day (32 minutes) while Koreans did the least (13 minutes).
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thats like JB ... he's working here beside me right now
and its Sunday! :shock:
Your puny 12- and 16-hour shifts can lick mah ballz.
Work hours like these are against labor laws, and nothing to brag about, sorry. The human body needs a break, and you're only hurting yourself pushing yourselves to great lengths to "get the job done". The OP's article, IMO, shows how much we're frazzled as a whole, and that we just plain work TOO much.
I think JA might be a firefighter... that would be my guess
True, entrepreneurs have to do whatever than can to keep the business going.
And firefighters may work 24 hour shifts but they get a lot of down time on the job.
I saw a news story about a Japanese man that committed suicide because he averaged 55 hours a week for like four months and they said he was overworked and stressed. 55 hours a week? That would be like a vacation.
I would be miserable doing 55 hours a week.
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You're right. You are a monster! You are sick! Get help!
At least, I am not a fuck-up! A lying fuck-up!