The nine-to-give grind has created a cult of workaholics. Lawyers, consultants and investment bankers pride themselves on putting in 12-hour days, and those of us who can get by working eight hours consider ourselves lucky What most people don’t know is that the eight-hour workday is an outdated standard that was first introduced in 1866. In 1914, Henry Ford cut the workday in half to boost productivity and reduce turnover among factory workers. Unfortunately, the eight-hour workday hasn’t b...
The nine-to-give grind has created a cult of workaholics. Lawyers, consultants and investment bankers pride themselves on putting in 12-hour days, and those of us who can get by working eight hours consider ourselves lucky What most people don’t know is that the eight-hour workday is an outdated standard that was first introduced in 1866. In 1914, Henry Ford cut the workday in half to boost productivity and reduce turnover among factory workers. Unfortunately, the eight-hour workday hasn’t b...
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