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They sure work a lot in Greece. I have read that many are self-employed, so it makes more sense to put in the extra hours.
This year I am going to work around 1,600 hours.
They might be at work, but how much are they actually working? How productive is their work? IIRC Greek long-distance buses still have two employers: one who drives, and one who sells tickets.
I've worked in a couple of those listed countries, here's my impressions:
Korea (Worked in Seoul for Samsung for 1 year) - koreans work long hours and they won't leave work typically if their boss is working even if they aren't doing anything productive. They do whatever they're told by the Jefe. Decisions take forever and require consensus but once the decision is made, work happens quickly. Koreans are very motivated and perfectionist oriented.
Russia (Moscow for 9 months) - They are still learning and adjusting to capitalism. They work under a lot of stress and there is substantial corruption in their system that must be dealt with.
Chile - They generally work 6 days per week although leave at noon on Saturday. Probably the most similar to American workplace. There is a good camaraderie and work is not so stressful, they will stop to celebrate birthdays and other events freely that Americans typically do not do.
China - Similar to Korea but without a big concern for quality of product....sales focused.
p.s. I worked for an engineering consulting company in a professional office environment, other work environments would be different.
They might be at work, but how much are they actually working? How productive is their work? IIRC Greek long-distance buses still have two employers: one who drives, and one who sells tickets.
if you drive in Greece it's better not to have to do anything else at the same time...
Looks like the stereotype of Japan working long hours is getting debunked. The industries where the Japanese work long hours are industries (like high finance) that generally have long hours throughout the world. Most expats work in those industries which is where the stereotype comes from. Considering Japan has had economic problems over the past decades, it would be difficult for any Japanese employer to create work that require long hours. Furthermore, a significant number of Japanese workers are temps who work irregular hours.
By some measures, Japanese are working less than they used to. Recent statistics from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development put the average annual hour total at 1,800 in Japan, lower than in the U.S. and below the OECD average.
Through 1990, Japanese workers labored for more than 2,000 hours per year, significantly more than their U.S. and OECD counterparts.
These figures, however, include part-timers, who are estimated to work roughly half of the hours of regular employees. And Japan's ratio of part-time workers has jumped from 15% in 1990 to 30%. Full-time employees in 2014 worked an average of 2,021 hours, roughly unchanged over the last decade-plus.
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