It ' s not different strokes though . It ' s proven that the highstress 247 work style takes a toll on the body , even if people don ' t realize it or come to enjoy the lifestyle . The change that needs to happen is in 2 parts the first is smaller profit margins for corporate executives and larger wagessalaries for lower end workers across all industries . Obviously match the increase to the job requirement but overall a nice pay increase for everyone under executive level . The 2 nd part of the change needs to come from the government in the form of mandating hour monitoring in all jobs that are notorious for 12 hour work days . All work needs to not exceed 10 with the rare occasion needing special approval and counting against an allotment a business is given every fiscal year . I firmly believe in 888 . 8 hours of work , 8 hours of sleep and 8 hours of leisure . This is what we need to strive for in this country across all industries . No compromise .