Cartoon – Bad Ideas In The Workplace
Tag: work
Death from overwork – Can it be prevented?
The Japanese are working themselves to death. Labor activists have been trying to draw attention to the problem of karoshi, or death from overwork, for decades. Reliable statistics can’t be found, because it’s hard to prove causation in the case of someone who, say, worked 36 hours in a row several times in the same month and then died of […]
Read moreDrinking One’s Own Bathwater
“Every day could be spent listening to and reading the work of those who agree with me = Drinking one’s own bathwater.”
Read moreGeorge Carlin Quote – Don’t Have Time For All That
“Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that.” – George Carlin
Read moreCartoon – Modern Work
Permanent Job
75% – Percentage of workers worldwide who do not have a permanent job, according to the International Labor Organization. Global unemployment reached an estimated 201 million in 2014; most people work without a contract or are self-employed.
Read moreCartoon – The 9 Types Of Bosses
Mark Kingwell Quote – The Workaholic
“The workaholic colonizes his own despair at the perceived emptiness of life by filling it in with work.” – Mark Kingwell
Read moreBruce Grocott Quote – If Work Were Such A Splendid Thing
“I have long been of the opinion that if work were such a splendid thing the rich would have kept more of it for themselves.” – Bruce Grocott
Read moreCartoon – Work Eat Sleep
