The Pros Of A Six-Hour Work Day During The Industrial Revolution
The Pros of a Six Hour Workday
Tic, tic, tic, that's all you think about while you sit at work, watching the hours, minutes slowly pass you by. Six hour workdays are better for your mind, body, and paycheck. During the Industrial Revolution, factory workers used to work around 12 hours a day, until Henry Ford came along and changed that, making his factory run on 8 hour days.
People with the opposing view, believe that "allowing employees to work shorter hours . They found it was bad for workers' health." (Six-Hour Days Will Never Work) This is a valid concern, but the productivity still increased in all of these factories. Another concern people have is that they believe that there are much more pressing issues to adress, rather than a work day that is too long. This is something that I can agree with. …show more content…
As I mentioned earlier, while the Industrial Revolution was going on, factory workers used to work around 11 or 12 hours a day, six days a week. This changed when Henry Ford came around in 1914 and changed the workday from 12 hours to 8 hours on his assembly line. When Ford did this, he also doubled workers' pay. "Productivity of Ford employees increased so much that Ford found his own profits had increased double within two years." (A Six-HourWorkday Is Plenty) This further drives home my point that a six-hour workday is plenty for the body, so you don't need to be overworked, and you still get an amazing profit from
Tic, tic, tic, that's all you think about while you sit at work, watching the hours, minutes slowly pass you by. Six hour workdays are better for your mind, body, and paycheck. During the Industrial Revolution, factory workers used to work around 12 hours a day, until Henry Ford came along and changed that, making his factory run on 8 hour days.
People with the opposing view, believe that "allowing employees to work shorter hours . They found it was bad for workers' health." (Six-Hour Days Will Never Work) This is a valid concern, but the productivity still increased in all of these factories. Another concern people have is that they believe that there are much more pressing issues to adress, rather than a work day that is too long. This is something that I can agree with. …show more content…
As I mentioned earlier, while the Industrial Revolution was going on, factory workers used to work around 11 or 12 hours a day, six days a week. This changed when Henry Ford came around in 1914 and changed the workday from 12 hours to 8 hours on his assembly line. When Ford did this, he also doubled workers' pay. "Productivity of Ford employees increased so much that Ford found his own profits had increased double within two years." (A Six-HourWorkday Is Plenty) This further drives home my point that a six-hour workday is plenty for the body, so you don't need to be overworked, and you still get an amazing profit from