Countries with a long average working time are more economically successful than those countries which do not have a long working time. To what extend do you agree or disagree?

Working cultures are various in different

countries

. European and American

countries

are regarded as having

less

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(fewer) working

hours

than Asian

countries

.

While

some people claim that longer working

hours

can allow the country to have better economic development than the nations that have shorter office

hours

, I personally disagree with

this

nation, as I will elaborate

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following. It is undeniable that work time does not guarantee the advantages of economic performance. Effective management for work matters more,

however

, longer working

hours

tend to lower staff productivity

due to

a lack of sufficient concentration. Take Taiwan

for example

, most workers spend more than 12

hours

a day doing tasks, which is much more than in Western

countries

.

However

, the majority of Western

countries

' economic development exceeds that of Taiwan.

Additionally

, overloading work in one day would make them frustrated, leading to the loss of a sense of accomplishment and enthusiasm for their jobs.

Thus

, time expenditure is not necessarily correlated to economic success. Health concerns are

also

one of the important factors when it comes to working culture. Long working

hours

deprive

worker’s

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rest and sleep time. It may cause potential physical and mental health problems.

For example

, the Japanese are well-known as long-time workers, and nowadays the suicide rate in Japan is relatively high, leading to slowing their economic growth.

Consequently

, in order to sustain industrial prosperity, maintaining an individual's health should not be underestimated.