Chapter 7 - Values, Work, and Family

In chapter seven, Loeb emphasizes some values that we sometimes take for granted: relaxing and family. In todays growing world, it seems that we have to try harder and harder just to maintain our current position. In Juliet Schor's book The Overworked American, she talks about how Americans work an aver 167 more hours per year than they did 40 years ago, which is about the equivalent to a month's worth of work. Americans also take less vacations, spend more time working, face greater amounts of daily stress. Schor stresses the importance of taking that time off but also talks about how many people can't afford to. Many people today are forced to work harder and suffer from things like debt, lack of health insurance, and time for those who must work two jobs to survive. I think that we as a society should try to do more to make our workplace a better place and our workforce a happier and more successful group.