Work to Live: The Guide to Getting a Life
Author: Joe Robinson
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ISBN: 0399528504
Publisher: Perigee (07 January, 2003)
Sales Rank: 18,828
Average Customer Rating: 4.11 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 1 out of 5
Rather work than Hunt
Whatever happened to personal responsibility and self-determination? The reason people work so much is because they feel that it is a means to satisfy their wants. In a voluntary society, people exchange their resources because they see themselves better off afterward. I have a socialist friend that says he is a slave because he has to work. I fail to see how working in America is harder than trying to "live off the land." We have the highest standard of living in the world because we've earned it. I will continue to work and enjoy the fruits of my labor. I want the freedom to be able to work overtime if I need more money. I don't want the government limiting the amount of work that I'm "allowed" to do. This is my life and your life is yours. Make your own choices and decisions, and take responsibility for the results. Peace Out
Rating: 5 out of 5
Time to get a clue
Joe Robinson is on to something with "Work to Live." It seems like everyone I know is crying for more free time, but the days just get longer, the weekends shorter and there seems to be no relief in sight. Emails, voicemail and fearful days are eating into our peace of mind and keeping us on duty 24/7.
Show your boss this book the next time he or she gives you a hard time about taking time off. There's great information here to support your cause because a break from the job is a good thing for the workplace, not just the workers.
After spending years putting in 60 hour weeks, missing weddings and funerals, and most of my life, I was downsized. "Work to Live" and Joe Robinson can help us all realize that if we don't take care of ourselves, no one will.
Learn from the Europeans who would never dream of giving up their vacations. Why do we? It's time to get a life...now.
Rating: 1 out of 5
Too extreme
If the author had his way, we would be working only 20 hours a week with 8 weeks of vacation a year. The author thinks and shameless writes that working hard is bad. If you have a tight deadline to meet, who cares? Just relax and take that 3 week vacation. You want to get ahead in life? Work less, not more. How can we resolve all our society's ills? Give everyone tons of vacation and forget about their productivity. You are insane if you are a hard worker who actually want to contribute. Not only are you insane, but you are evil too, because you make everyone else work harder bring on ill health and stress in the work place. Shame on all the hard workers!On a serious note, this book is very unbalanced. Yes, leisure and vacation are important, but he totally dismisses the value of hard work in everyone's lives. Actually, I have worked too hard to write this review, I think I will take a 2 week vacation as my just compensation.
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