Press Play with Madeleine Brand
What Happened to the 40 Hour Work Week?
Forget about that deeply ingrained American idea of the 40-hour work week. According to a new Gallup survey , the average work week is 47 hours. We hear from a sampling of employees who tell us how much they work these days. And we hear from the CEO of Gallup.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readForget about that deeply ingrained American idea of the 40-hour work week. According to a new Gallup survey, the average work week is 47 hours. We hear from a sampling of employees who tell us how much they work these days. And we hear from the CEO of Gallup.
The full episode
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Welcome to the 47-Hour Work Week- 0:00What Happened to the 40 Hour Work Week?You’re reading this
- 9:55LA’s “Made in America” Festival
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The full episode
1 of 5Welcome to the 47-Hour Work Week- 0:00What Happened to the 40 Hour Work Week?You’re reading this
- 9:55LA’s “Made in America” Festival
- 17:48American ISIS
- 26:54Pierce Brosnan, Found Footage, and Retelling Exodus
- 42:00Hackers Hit U.S. Banks