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I really don't get why corporations in this day and age still make people work long hours.

There have been countless studies showing that long hours lead to more mistakes, worse productivity, decreased motivation, worse health, and burnout. Workers are also more likely to leave for a job with a better work/life balance if given the chance.

It seems many corporate execs haven't gotten the message yet, and I don't know why.

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Because they pick and choose the science they want to believe. Teenagers should start school later too. And Open Offices reduce productivity for a large segment of the workforce. Vacations are a good thing, not a weakness.

i suspect because there are so many bad managers.

There's few tests to root out bad managers. The damage bad management is capable of is.. impressive, extensive.

Bad managers will make sure that they themselves stand out at promotion time, using whatever metric they're measured with.

Good managers help their direct reports, helping them succeed and stand out at promotion time.

Guess which will usually get the promotion?

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