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staggerleem

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6. Does anyone else find it strange ...

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2015, 02:15 PM

Aug 2015

... that the source for an article about a Pennsylvania man being worked to death is a Maine newspaper?

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Penn. man was worked to death on 14-hour shift, court rules [View all] jpak Aug 2015 OP

Guess that old saying I've heard all my life... wildbilln864 Aug 2015 #1

Hard work kills lots of people. Liberal Veteran Aug 2015 #4

It was said that while they were building HubertHeaver Aug 2015 #13

yes but I mean the work itself didn't kill them but wildbilln864 Aug 2015 #17

Who ever said that being Pretzildent is "Hard work,"? PeoViejo Aug 2015 #23

I remember reading a long time ago that the Japanese have a word for tblue37 Aug 2015 #36

I know many that work those hours for the overtime pay yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #2

Years ago during the 90's tech boom, I'd work 80 hour weeks routinely. closeupready Aug 2015 #7

There is no limit to how hard they will push us SoLeftIAmRight Aug 2015 #3

There was a good NYTs article about Amazon. Laffy Kat Aug 2015 #9

What, rebel against the unfettered greed of municipal water authorities? Recursion Aug 2015 #30

This is insane! Faux pas Aug 2015 #5

Does anyone else find it strange ... staggerleem Aug 2015 #6

We should expect this from Maine Stream News. :) nt JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2015 #8

I see what you did there. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 #11

The source was a Reuters wire story that the Maine paper picked up. Demit Aug 2015 #18

It even went international Jim Lane Aug 2015 #22

Yes, strange. PADemD Aug 2015 #19

Was this overtime mandated? whatthehey Aug 2015 #10

Probably not. Indydem Aug 2015 #14

What is the purpose of your idle speculation? tabasco Aug 2015 #26

People choose to work overtime all the time. Indydem Aug 2015 #28

"Probably not" doesn't quite rise to the level of fact. LanternWaste Aug 2015 #33

Why does it matter? tabasco Aug 2015 #25

Because whether he chose to work 14 hours or was made to determines agency whatthehey Aug 2015 #31

Ummmmm....no. tabasco Aug 2015 #34

I'm not giving a judicial opinion but an ethical one, hence terms like agency whatthehey Aug 2015 #35

When people are not making enough money to deal with increased cost of living and the need to tblue37 Aug 2015 #37

Speaking of overtime - my son got a pay decrease promotion packman Aug 2015 #12

Geeze, you knew him? lonestarnot Aug 2015 #21

And the Republicans want to extend the retirement age to 70 before anyone can Cleita Aug 2015 #15

Lots of moving parts here whatthehey Aug 2015 #16

I average about 5 hours overtime a week. Completely voluntary. alphafemale Aug 2015 #27

Yes. Voluntary overtime is a win-win whatthehey Aug 2015 #32

If worker wages/salaries were keeping up with inflation, then most people tblue37 Aug 2015 #38

Poor guy was digging his own grave. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2015 #20

Well, as George AWOL Bush would say ... tabasco Aug 2015 #24

Under Stalin he'd be a hero worker DBoon Aug 2015 #29