One contract was in a place with a history of heart attacks, but I only found this out towards the end of the gig.
When on the very last day they offered a renewal* I politely declined.
Well, what would you have done?
* this was one of those places that told you at the interview and again when you started that there was no which way an extension was going to happen.
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Previously on "They say hard work never killed anybody...."
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Postwhy do women live longer than men then eh ? they always reckon they get the sh1tty end of the stick when it comes to work load. unless.......
unless.., unless they are fibbing
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post.., unless they are fibbing
Who us?? never
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Postwhy do women live longer than men then eh ? they always reckon they get the sh1tty end of the stick when it comes to work load. unless.......
unless.., unless they are fibbing
Social interaction helps to decrease stress hormones.
*Women on here the possible exceptions.
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Looking at the verified list of longest lived people :
Jeanne Calment. His wealth made it possible for Jeanne never to have to work
Sarah Knauss. She became a homemaker
Lucy Hannah. No profession given. 'Moved to escape the racial tensions'
Marie-Louise Meilleur. No profession given
María Capovilla. Lived a life among the upper-class elite
No coal miners there.
I'd like to see statistics on longevity versus profession. It would be interesting to see for example whether hard worked manual labourers die much earlier than more sedentary professions on average, as one might expect. Not only do poor people get paid less and work harder but they die younger too.
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Postwhy do women live longer than men then eh ? they always reckon they get the sh1tty end of the stick when it comes to work load. unless.......
unless.., unless they are fibbing
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It can only be a matter of time before the "Daily Mail" runs the headline 'Working causes cancer'.
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why do women live longer than men then eh ? they always reckon they get the sh1tty end of the stick when it comes to work load. unless.......
unless.., unless they are fibbing
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I'm sure it is true, I can think of at least one bloke who I reckon worked himself to death (at 53 y.o.)
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Yeah, but on the other hand a study carried out by the Conservative Party found that working 16 hours a day until the day you die is what most people want instead of retiring, so what can you do?
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Whether working long hours kills you or not, I can't imagine anyone ever said on his death bed 'I wish I'd spent more time in the office.'
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So an 11 years study founf out working long hours increaes health risks, but they didn't look at why?! What was the point then!
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They say hard work never killed anybody....
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