Reply to post: Re: Hmmm... smoke and mirrors?

Improved Apple Watches won't get more expensive? Hmmm

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Re: Hmmm... smoke and mirrors?

>Paid (or market) working hours for women are up, for men down.

For those paid hourly whose hours are logged.

For the rest of us hours have definitely increased. My steelwork(ing) father worked shifts for 40hrs/week. I sit at a nice comfy desk - and it's a little bit safer - but I am at my keyboard for 10-12hours a day, a couple of times a year we have a crunch where we work weekends / all nighters for 2-3months. House prices in this city also mean I have a commute that he would consider a day trip. Any free time is taken up with professional development, meetups, networking events etc.

I earn a lot more, contribute more to GDP, and I don't have to work in a coalmine - but in tech we have created jobs that are now completely your life.

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