What region has the best work ethic in America?

[ronb]

I used to think it was people from the Midwest. Hard-working, country folk. It's where I grew up. I've been around tons of farmers, ranchers, etc. But my job has me working with a lot of people from the coasts. I'm now certain they work harder than people from the Midwest. People from NYC and LA especially. They're on Skype working at 11PM and they're back on at 6AM. Their work ethic is relentless.

I think farmers and those types are good at doing crap work but their actual work ethic pales in comparison. Just my .02.

[rennigade]

I used to think it was people from the Midwest. Hard-working, country folk. It's where I grew up. I've been around tons of farmers, ranchers, etc. But my job has me working with a lot of people from the coasts. I'm now certain they work harder than people from the Midwest. People from NYC and LA especially. They're on Skype working at 11PM and they're back on at 6AM. Their work ethic is relentless.

I think farmers and those types are good at doing crap work but their actual work ethic pales in comparison. Just my .02.

So you think its easier to be a farmer than it is to sit on a computer all day? Clearly you have never done real physical labor.

Salary aside I have way more respect for brick layers, roofers, farmers, etc than I do for anyone who sits at a computer all day...which is what I do. Ive worked plenty of hard labor jobs in the past...it destroys your body...and working in the elements doesnt help either, its tough tough work.

Being mentally drained is one thing...being physically drained is a whole other ball game.

I find it unfortunate for those who never had to work in a factory...or for those who never worked a hard labor job...even if it was for summer break during your college years. What a humbling experience that is/was for me at least.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

*shrug*

Stereotypes and generalizations aren't useful.

[phantom]

I'd be cautious of making a judgement about how hard one works based on when one works. Maybe the guy who works at 11PM and 6AM puts 1 hour in, stops for breakfast, puts 3 more hours in, stops for lunch, 3 more hours in, stops for dinner and time with his family, and puts 1 more hours in late at night when everyone else is asleep. Or maybe he's a slacker who spends most of his day playing around online, staying just responsive enough to appear busy all day. Or maybe he really does work hard from 6AM to 11PM all day everyday.

Why do you care how hard people work? Personally, I care more about what people get done. When you're not sitting next to someone all day, that's easier to judge anyway.

[ua_guy]

Lol...what's with all of the caustic threads today putting down entire regions of people? And poorly drawn comparisons?

[rennigade]

Lol...what's with all of the caustic threads today putting down entire regions of people? And poorly drawn comparisons?

The troll is strong in the OP.

[disneysteve]

Lol...what's with all of the caustic threads today putting down entire regions of people? And poorly drawn comparisons?

I have no idea. That's now two outrageously ignorant threads by different people. And they aren't new posters which is really strange.

[cypher1]

That's now two outrageously ignorant threads by different people.

Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed this. I don't see the Midwest rant anymore, and was going to reply after I got in to work. But then realized it really wasnt worth my time to even respond to it.

[feh]

*shrug*

Stereotypes and generalizations aren't useful.

+1

Don't see the point of this thread...

[ronb]

So you think its easier to be a farmer than it is to sit on a computer all day? Clearly you have never done real physical labor.

Salary aside I have way more respect for brick layers, roofers, farmers, etc than I do for anyone who sits at a computer all day...which is what I do. Ive worked plenty of hard labor jobs in the past...it destroys your body...and working in the elements doesnt help either, its tough tough work.

Being mentally drained is one thing...being physically drained is a whole other ball game.

I find it unfortunate for those who never had to work in a factory...or for those who never worked a hard labor job...even if it was for summer break during your college years. What a humbling experience that is/was for me at least.

I've done more physical work than you can even imagine. I grew up on a very productive farm where I was treated like a man as soon as I was old enough not to stick my fingers in an open PTO. That's why this topic is so interesting to me. I thought I worked a lot on the farm... I think people in NYC (finance, particularly) work a lot more doing more demanding work.

Have you been on a farm in the past decade? Everything is driven by GPS on good sized-farms. It's more about making phone calls and buying stuff than it is about back-breaking work. Seriously.

There's a saying... "4x4 on the back on farmers' trucks means 4 hours in the Spring, 4 hours in the Fall, and 46 weeks off." That's a bit of an exaggeration but you get the point.

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

At the very least, you should compare farmers to farmers and people Skyping to people Skyping. Good grief. If you think the jobs are not comparable in the first place, don't go ahead and make gigantic generalizations based on comparing them.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

People in London finance drop dead from working so hard.