Nova on Nostr: >our ancestors worked 16 hours a day, 7 days a week During the medieval era, peasants ...
>our ancestors worked 16 hours a day, 7 days a week
During the medieval era, peasants worked an average of 20 hours per week, which fluctuated depending on the demands of the lord and the season. The Ancien Régime of France guaranteed peasants, laborers, and other workers a total of 52 Sundays, 90 rest days, and 38 religious holidays off per year, meaning they worked just 185 out of 365 days. Workers in London, England, in 1750 worked 11 hours per day, five days a week. Medieval peasants enjoyed a less rigid workday, with an average of eight weeks to half a year off. The average American worker receives an average of 8 paid holidays and 8 vacation days, which brings the average worker to 244 days of work per year, considerably more than our peasant ancestors.
During the medieval era, peasants worked an average of 20 hours per week, which fluctuated depending on the demands of the lord and the season. The Ancien Régime of France guaranteed peasants, laborers, and other workers a total of 52 Sundays, 90 rest days, and 38 religious holidays off per year, meaning they worked just 185 out of 365 days. Workers in London, England, in 1750 worked 11 hours per day, five days a week. Medieval peasants enjoyed a less rigid workday, with an average of eight weeks to half a year off. The average American worker receives an average of 8 paid holidays and 8 vacation days, which brings the average worker to 244 days of work per year, considerably more than our peasant ancestors.