By draining people’s physical and mental energies, work that is alienating ensures that much of the worker’s non-work time is spent winding down, retreating to escapist forms of entertainment, or consuming treats which compensate for the day’s travails.

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(英) 大卫·弗雷恩

原作者:(英) 大卫·弗雷恩

(英) 大卫·弗雷恩简介:

大卫·弗雷恩,索尔福德大学研究员,主要研究工作与福利的未来。曾作为主要研究者参与英国与苏格兰公共部门的四天工作制实验。 译者简介 重命名小组,一个由学生、 研究人员和爱好者组成的志愿翻译团队。它的目标是通过新的语言( 重命名)去激活对日常生活的敏感度。该小组对当代社会生活 的各种症结有普遍的兴趣,关注后工作时代的政治和国内外年轻一代的生活状况。 (更多)

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