Should there be a cap on hours worked per week?

[Antonio the Sixth]

Libertarians are adorable...

Is a fifty-year old, unionized, operator/foreman who works a sixty-hour week due to his personal inclination/choice to do so a libertarian?

No more than unicorns are socialist and Big Foot is a fascist.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Libertarians are adorable...

Is a fifty-year old, unionized, operator/foreman who works a sixty-hour week due to his personal inclination/choice to do so a libertarian?

No more than unicorns are socialist and Big Foot is a fascist.

He was the first foreman I worked under. Did tens everyday and typically pushed into Saturday.

How much did he make per hour?

[Antonio the Sixth]

Well, OK, that's all good for him, but I doubt most people who work over 50 hours are as happy about that as he was.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Well, OK, that's all good for him, but I doubt most people who work over 50 hours are as happy about that as he was.

I don't think I've ever met any employed person who works less than 50 hours a week, lol!! It's utterly depressing

[Tender Branson]

I work 41 hours each week (+ an additional 3 hours if before- and after-work is counted too).

But I'm single and have good time management, so ...

In general, anything between 35-43 hours is perfectly fine for a full-time job.

[DC Al Fine]

Well, OK, that's all good for him, but I doubt most people who work over 50 hours are as happy about that as he was.

My experience in construction was that a plurality of 50hrs+/week guys were unhappy about their hours but worked them to finance an aspirational lifestyle.

e.g. My brother in-law (a pipefitter) complains bitterly about having to work to "make ends" meet, but lives in a $500,000 house, drives a $60,000 truck and parties every weekend. I suspect he could get by on 40 hours/week if he lived my lifestyle