Comments on: Overworked to Death! http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/11/overworked-to-death/ The Neat Side of the Web Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:13:43 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Angela http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/11/overworked-to-death/comment-page-1/#comment-343671 Angela Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:05:40 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/11/overworked-to-death/#comment-343671 when i ran a staffing agency for nurses, i had several nurses who worked about 16 hours a day 7 days a week. and they worked in a nursing home, not easy work at all! so thats about 72 hours of over time in one week alone. when i ran a staffing agency for nurses, i had several nurses who worked about 16 hours a day 7 days a week. and they worked in a nursing home, not easy work at all! so thats about 72 hours of over time in one week alone.

]]> By: anonymous http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/11/overworked-to-death/comment-page-1/#comment-343491 anonymous Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:11:58 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/11/overworked-to-death/#comment-343491 join the entertainment business -- weeks and weeks of all-nighters are the norm for the behind-the-scenes crowd (like f/x crews). no autopsy is cited, so one wonders what the cause of death was... join the entertainment business -- weeks and weeks of all-nighters are the norm for the behind-the-scenes crowd (like f/x crews). no autopsy is cited, so one wonders what the cause of death was...

]]> By: anon http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/11/overworked-to-death/comment-page-1/#comment-343292 anon Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:06:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/11/overworked-to-death/#comment-343292 The popular Japanese term for this is "Karoshi". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kar%C5%8Dshi The popular Japanese term for this is "Karoshi".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kar%C5%8Dshi

]]> By: Ant http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/11/overworked-to-death/comment-page-1/#comment-342708 Ant Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:39:28 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/11/overworked-to-death/#comment-342708 My longest record is 82.5 hours in a week. And 31 days nonstop with no days off. Crazy. My longest record is 82.5 hours in a week. And 31 days nonstop with no days off. Crazy.

]]> By: Jon http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/11/overworked-to-death/comment-page-1/#comment-342531 Jon Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:00:18 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/11/overworked-to-death/#comment-342531 oops posted int he wrong article. oops posted int he wrong article.

]]> By: Jon http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/11/overworked-to-death/comment-page-1/#comment-342529 Jon Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:59:52 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/11/overworked-to-death/#comment-342529 Artist Florentijn Hofman has done similar things in the past, including painting roads yellow http://www.florentijnhofman.nl/index.php?page=projects&id=12 Artist Florentijn Hofman has done similar things in the past, including painting roads yellow
http://www.florentijnhofman.nl/index.php?page=projects&id=12

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