In which country do people work the most hours and in which country the least?
350547
china>>>>> the most\nuk>>>>> the least
373247
japan. students are know to break under academic pressure there plus they have the longest shool hours.
671737
The life is worse in their countries. They are paid less for the same and/or pay much more for the same. Lazy people do not go to US, I think. Everybody knows that no granted things there.
831406
"Rich" is a misleading term. If you mean which one ranks highest in terms of human development and attainable lifestyle, it looks like this:\n\n1. Scandinavia (Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark)\n2. Australia and New Zealand\n3. Japan\n\nAnd I would like to live in all of them, but since language comes into the equation, and things like "will I get a visa" and "will I find a job", I would say Australia and New Zealand are probably most people's best bet.
1106755
The minimum wage is the same as everyone else, its the maximum hours that is different. I think its like 20 hours a week.
551731
I get to work both places.  It's great to get out of the office but when i'm in the field there is much more stress.\n\nI've been to Japan, germany and most of the eastern US.  Puerto rico too!  oh and Brussels.
749331
No most of America is underemployed. You can easily see it all over America from Bolivia to Cuba, there are certain nations in America that don't have much of a problem in that regard i/e Canada, Costa Rica and parts of the United States, Brazil, Chile and Argentina, but generally speaking most of America is underemployed.
277386
Not all countries have weekends as we know them in the U.S.  In some countries they take one day off at the beginning or end of the week and one day off in the middle of the week.  In others employees work three 10 hour days and have the rest of the week off.  In the Middle East most people work on sundays.\n\nThe Weekend is not governmentally determined.  It was something that just happened as we went from family owned businesses and farms where most people (in the U.S.) worked 10-12 hours a day Monday through Saturday to the 9-5, M-F office based workplace of today.
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Australia.\n12:30 A.M and 4:30 A.M!
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people\ntheres the good and the bad just like in every other country
879521
I'm at work right now; some people have night shifts; others live in other parts of the world where it's not really late.
582942
mcdonalds, wendey's and other fast food places, then people don't do as much physical and manual labor as they used to, because machinary has made it easier, then there is also the tv and the computer and other electronics that distract us.  also, people are expected to work more so they are more tired at the end of the day and actually have less time to be active or exercise...
869389
the guy above is almost right the 44 hour work week is a bit off though i have friends in Alberta working 70 or more a week multiply that by $20 hour and over time you got a pretty good pay check. i work in the woods as a operator and a normal work week is 70 hours, but flipping burgers or in a store it will most likely be 38 to 44 hours.
909806
Interesting question!!  I couldn't find a definitive answer.  At one time it was probably Switzerland - you know, Swiss watches, but they probably now produce only the most expensive watches!\n\nI would guess that probably China or some other country with a large labor force produces the most in number.   \n\nYou may find these sights interesting.  Best of luck in finding an answer!
1030454
My mother.  She is 71 years young and still works 16 hours a day at a real job.  She is a private duty with "old" people.  Her words not mine.
851734
I'm not sure that it is. In China wages are so low that people have to work long hours just to survive. In Japan big companies have traditionally  had a master/serf relationship with their employees. In the UK we expect decent wages and decent work conditions so that we can have a life outside work.\nDo you really think this is unreasonable of us?
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It depends on how you define poorest.  If you are talking about the most people living below the poverty line, it is Asia.  But overall, there is much more $$ in Asia than Africa.  Either way, if you are looking to travel, check out Kenya and China.  Both are incredible.