The 20-somethings answering the phones on Capitol Hill are struggling with work-life balance.
The Congressional Progressive Staff Association is calling on lawmakers to cut their 40-hour work week. In fact, they said they would be much happier working 32 hours a week without taking a pay cut.
“We do not want the 32-hour work week to simply become a special perk for Congressional workers,” the group said in the letter. “By adopting this policy, we are helping legislators advance the debate around a more sustainable working week as a national priority and what it means for private and public employers across the country and around the world. We hope this will help you model how it works.”
That’s always been the case for this generation. Their mandated mental health day is driving the rest of us seriously crazy.
“CPSA is not looking for sweeping policy changes on the Hill. They just want a few members to experiment with shorter work weeks in their offices and committees.” “We’re encouraging our members to try it out for six months,” said spokesperson Michael Saczecki. he told RollCall.com. “If it doesn’t work 100%, just go back.”
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Salaries for Capitol Hill staff range from more than $57,000 for staff assistants to $187,000 for chief of staff. Congressional Research Service. You’ll also receive health care, dental care, and vision testing. There are also discounts on gym memberships and subsidies for people who use public transport.
The 40-hour work week was popularized by Henry Ford in the 1920s. But the eight-hour workday became law in 1938 when FDR signed the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Before that, many Americans worked up to 60 hours, six days a week. It was something this country was once proud of: the work ethic of red-blooded Americans.
Sadly, we have raised at least two generations of Americans who do not understand the value of hard work. There aren’t too many sweat-stained T-shirts among this new crop of young people. And many of them found lucrative jobs in Congress.
The Gen Z staff request drew bipartisan derision on Capitol Hill.
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“Why not be bold and demand a zero-hour work week? How would blue-collar Americans feel about white-collar workers demanding a 32-hour work week?” said Congressman Ritchie Torres. (D-NY) wrote in
Of course, there’s a simple solution if you have Gen Z staff members with permanent status tied to their smartphones. Just convert all Congressional staff jobs to part-time status, and they would get 20 hours a week. Alternatively, you can hire children on H1B visas.
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