An article in the UMass Amherst alumni magazine, Keep On Keepin’ On, talks about work being a “greedy” institution, it takes all your time.
According to the story, people have less time than ever, and, even though the work week is the same, people are devoting more time to paid work than ever before, and, other life aspects are squeezed:
Tasks they once accomplished throughout the week now get squeezed into evenings and weekends delegated to other family members or paid help, put off, or abandoned.
Chores aren’t the only things being squeezed. New moms and dads trade off work so that …read more