Barbara Brandt says "The work ethic fosters the widely held belief that people's work is their most important activity and that people who do not work long and hard are lazy, ... around. The lack of information in the United States that they can learn from any other nation (except workaholic Japan) is one reason why more Americans don't think overwork is a major problem. I didn't know until reading both articles that other countries received so much vacation time, even after being with a company for only a short time. While many of us work, others ... ...

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