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jimfields33

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6. It will trickle down fairly quickly.

Reply to Silent3 (Reply #2)

Wed May 1, 2024, 02:24 PM

May 1

However, that’s the way it is in South Korea. Even kids go to school six days a week. They obviously do it right if you compare test scores. So it’s not our business if they want to work six days a week.

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Samsung will require its execs to work six days a week. [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd May 1 OP

Isn't South Korea one of the places facing extreme population decline? Ace Rothstein May 1 #1

I wonder if other workers will be (or already have been) affected? Silent3 May 1 #2

It's a terrible idea for anyone NoRethugFriends May 1 #4

agreed BlueWaveNeverEnd May 1 #9

Yeah, when was the last time... getagrip_already May 1 #5

It will trickle down fairly quickly. jimfields33 May 1 #6

test scores are not the be all and end all of life. NoRethugFriends May 1 #11

Bet there is a surge in job searches...... getagrip_already May 1 #3

A profoundly counterproductive idea nuxvomica May 1 #7

Somebody has to say it. SarahD May 1 #8

My wife, as a law associate and Partner certainly worked the equivalent of 6 days a week brooklynite May 1 #10

"Some people are willing to do the extra work for the extra income." Jedi Guy May 1 #14

I never complained about extra hours as needed... brooklynite May 1 #16

They may be going about it ass-backwards. Perhaps if the put the executives on a two day work week production Chainfire May 1 #12

What exactly would they say they do there? Blue Owl May 1 #13

Samsung has a huge semiconductor plant in Austin and another being built nearby dalton99a May 1 #15

Unlikely To Have Much Impact ProfessorGAC May 1 #17