Overworked and Underworked

Published: Sept. 21, 2020, noon

Too many hours, erratic schedules, not enough hours \u2014 and, of course, not enough pay: if you\u2019re a worker in the U.S, time feels like the enemy. Yet, as sociologist Jamie McCallum argues, U.S. workers tend not to see their plight as a collective one and, in a particularly American way, often wear overwork as a badge of honor.\nResources:\nJamie K McCallum, Worked Over: How Round-the-Clock Work Is Killing the American Dream Basic Books, 2020\nThe post Overworked and Underworked appeared first on KPFA.