the untethering
by rantywoman
For Moen, the issue is redefining the culture of the workplace to fit the changing times. “We’re using concepts that were developed in the 1950s when you were tethered to a phone or desk or assembly line,” she argues, “and that’s simply not the case now. And the workforce also isn’t the same. It used to be the average full-time worker was paired with a full-time homemaker, and now neither men nor women have full-time homemakers supporting them. We need to get up to date by redesigning how we work in terms of the clock.”
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It could be argued that full-time workers didn’t work as many hours per week in the 1950s. They had shorter commutes and spent more time with their families than the full-time workers of today. Shops may not have been open 24/7 but people did have some time they could call their own between working, commuting and sleeping. Many people who do not have the option of working from home spend the majority of their time outside work traveling to work, preparing for work and sleeping. This includes weekends. Preparing for work could be washing and drying your work clothes or getting your breakfast ready so you can eat it at 6am before running out the door to catch the train. We may complain about not being in a relationship but the reality is that once work is done with us we wouldn’t have the time and energy for a relationship.
Yes I think my exhaustion is part of the problem.