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Were you aware? You may discover how fortunate we are in Australia after reading this article, as well as the disparities in working conditions across the globe! To help you understand how different nations function, we have included some very intriguing facts and data! This article contains some interesting facts about work that would make excellent conversation starters at your next dinner party!
Choose an interesting fact for the day!
The most frequent sick day is Monday. Not in Australia, though! Until Tuesday, Australia’s most common sick day, arrives, I suppose we are dependable people.
The least likely days to be sick are Fridays. On Fridays, people are considerably happier and more likely to complete their tasks.
You will work just over 90,000 hours in your lifetime if you work 40 hours a week until you are 65.
People were able to work longer hours and throughout the year because to the industrial revolution. Natural sunlight and the seasons no longer determined work!
The 16th president of the United States of America was Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865). He schooled himself. He was not a degree holder.
Around the world, the average workweek is between forty and forty-four hours, however certain nations have a terrific attitude toward work-life balance!
According to the OECD, Italy has the best work-life balance, with only 3% of workers putting in more than 50 hours a week.
The Netherlands has the lowest workweek in the world, at 29 hours per week, whereas France has an average of 35 hours.
Unfortunately, a large number of people in North Korea live and work in labor camps, putting in over 112 hours a week!
The typical workweek in Japan consists of 60–70 hours. As a result, many Japanese people die at work. We call this ‘Karoshi’. ‘Karoshi’ affects more than 10,000 Japanese people annually.
Walter Orthmann (born in Brazil in 1922) has the longest career in the same company, having worked there for 84 years and 9 days. He started at Industrias Renaux S.A. on January 17, 1938, and as of January 26, 2022, he is still employed there, now known as RenauxView, in Brusque, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Elizabeth II, the queen, had mechanical training. The Queen studied the fundamentals of vehicle repair at the Labour Exchange when she joined the British employment agency at the age of 16.
It is not just humans who work. There are creatures that work hard as well! After two weeks or so, worker bees will depart the beehive. They turn into foragers, searching for pollen and nectar by flying up to five kilometers from the colony. They typically make ten journeys a day, which equates to a very lengthy workday of ten hours, with each trip taking roughly an hour.
73% of Australians between the ages of 15 and 64 are employed, which is higher than the OECD employment average of 66%.
The Dutch term “boss” means “a master.”
The Latin term “employ” means “to enfold, involve, associate.”
“Work” is derived from the verb “werg,” which means “to do.”
Networking, not a résumé, is how 80% of jobs are obtained!
There is a 98% likelihood that an item will never be seen again after it has been filed.
The typical office worker searches for misplaced files and other stuff for fifty minutes per day. That’s nearly an hour per day!
A person’s IQ can be lowered by 10 points due to multitasking at work, which is equal to not getting enough sleep or using drugs.
In the shower, people are more imaginative. We become more creative when we take a warm shower because it enhances dopamine flow. Maybe we ought to build showers at work!
Employees are less productive and make 44% more mistakes in offices with low temps (20 degrees) than those with warmer temperatures (25 degrees).
Workers are happier and healthier at work when they have greater influence on the arrangement and style of their workspace.
There are 100 pleats on a chef’s hat. It seems to symbolize the 100 different ways to boil an egg!
McDonald’s employs 1.7 million people globally.
Being a Netflix viewer is one of the most fun occupations there is! Yes, analyzing audience preferences and observing stuff before it is made public is a job.
Sewer swimmers have one of the worst occupations in the world! In order to do repairs on Mexico City’s sewer system, a team of workers must sift through trash, animal carcasses, and human excrement.
