People are also working more hours. Juliet B. Schor backs her point stating, . . . The bulk of this increase has come about as a result of a considerable increase in women s participation in the labor force and also as a result of reduced vacation time. Moving on in her discussion of the overworked American, Juliet B. Schor shows how capitalism affects working hours. Here Schor explains how employers have control over their employees and work their hours to benefit them.
Employers thrive on a concept such as overtime.
Initially, overtime was intended to be more expensive to the employers forcing them to hire more workers and lessen the other workers' hours. However, this concept backfired. For many employers paying workers overtime is cheaper than hiring more workers and paying for their benefits. In order to keep their jobs, many display a workaholic attitude and accept these long hours. However, Schor also points out the downfall of long hours.