Category: American work ethic

The $5 Lawn

Search online for “Americans are lazy workers” and a cluster of articles pops up. Some of them deny that claim, while others declare it valid. A few writers also point out that this accusation is decades old, while those who disagree argue that today’s employees are in fact much lazier than in days gone by….


The Evisceration of the American Work Ethic

News Analysis “I can’t seem to hire good and reliable people anymore,” the manager of an Apple store told me over the weekend. “I don’t get it. They aren’t motivated by money. They can’t show up on time. They are not driven to do better. There is no personal ambition. Something is wrong.” His own…