打破法国人每周工作35小时的神话
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Europes">Europes</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industrious">industrious</span> <span word="north">north</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dynamic">dynamic</span> <span word="economies">economies</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sluggish">sluggish</span> <span word="south">south</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="sip">sip</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="espresso">espresso</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="by">by</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="lump">lump</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 35-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="workweek">workweek</span>, <span word="long">long</span> <span word="lunches">lunches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="vacations">vacations</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span>.</p><p><span word="Olivier">Olivier</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="counsel">counsel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="multinational">multinational</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> (<span word="he">he</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="surname">surname</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span>), <span word="described">described</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="workweek">workweek</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="office">office</span>. “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="about">about</span> 45 <span word="to">to</span> 50 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> 09:00 <span word="till">till</span> 19:30,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infamous">infamous</span> 35-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="workweek">workweek</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envy">envy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="world">world</span>? <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="myth">myth</span>?</p><p><span word="Contrary">Contrary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="stereotypes">stereotypes</span>, 35-<span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threshold">threshold</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="overtime">overtime</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="in">in</span>”, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="Jean">Jean</span>-<span word="Marie">Marie</span> <span word="Perbost">Perbost</span>.</p><p><span word="Blue">Blue</span>-<span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="precisely">precisely</span> 35 <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="white">white</span>-<span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> (<span word="cadresin">cadresin</span> <span word="French">French</span>) <span word="amass">amass</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="clocked">clocked</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cadres">cadres</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tasks">tasks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="done">done</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="French">French</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="compensated">compensated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> 35 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="negotiated">negotiated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span>-<span word="by">by</span>-<span word="company">company</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> (<span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="given">given</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013).</p>
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