From: Emlyn (emlyn@one.net.au)
Date: Wed Dec 27 2000 - 18:04:39 MST
Terry Donaghe wrote:
> Hey... I'd rather work 60-70 hours a week developing software than spend
> 40-50 hours a week (though I think they generally pulled 12 hour shifts)
> shovelling coal into a furnace. I may, at times, work long hours, but I'd
> much, MUCH rather have my standard of living, or even that of a minimum
wage
> grocery clerk than have much of any kind of the manual labor intensive
jobs
> of 100+ years ago. "Work" is relative.
Absolutely. Even more, I'd much prefer it to the same manual labor job today
(otherwise I'd be out doing that job, no?).
We've got the good jobs, though. Take a look at most of the people out
there; they are not so lucky.
Emlyn
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