Congressional Staffers Demand 32-Hour Work Week

The following article, Congressional Staffers Demand 32-Hour Work Week, was first published on The Black Sphere. It’s hard to imagine congressional staffers asking for a 32-hour work week with a straight face. But then again, these are the same people who treat a three-hour lunch as “team-building.” While the average American juggles multiple jobs just to scrape by, these staffers want less time in their cushy offices, arguing it will somehow increase productivity. Sure, and the DMV is a paragon of efficiency. Let’s not sugarcoat it: If you tally their current output, a 32-hour work week would effectively double their hours. These are the folks who redefine “40 hours” as “20 hours of scrolling social media, 10 hours of networking, and 10 minutes of pretending to read your emails.” The audacity to make this demand in a post-pandemic America, where the private sector—still licking its wounds—is struggling to stay afloat, is breathtaking. And let’s not forget: there’s a new sheriff in town. Donald J. Trump—king of efficiency and the guy who brought on Elon Musk, the human productivity machine who casually flipped the bird at work-from-home fanatics. Now these staffers think they can waltz into MAGA territory with their “more...