“Now we have a gig economy where many people are holding down several jobs at once. The whole concept of a 40-hour week makes people under 30 laugh.” PeopleLaughingEconomyWeek Author:Katrina Onstad
“We know that our bodies suffer from overwork and lack of leisure: anxiety, mental-health issues - we're not designed to work more than about 40 hours a week. Our systems wear out and the quality of the work suffers. After 50 hours, it crashes and burns.” SufferingHoursQualityWeekAnxietyCrashOverwork Author:Katrina Onstad
“There's something about the weekend, even for non-religious people, that feels sacred, so a violation of that sanctified time is almost a betrayal, something blasphemous. The sabbath is the edict to break from work. It was God's call-out to the slave to protect an identity beyond labourer - no production and consumption, just one day a week.” PeopleBreakWeekIdentityOne DayProtectSlaveBetrayalWeekendSabbath Author:Katrina Onstad
