Britain now has the longest work hours in the developed world after the US – and in a recession, those of us with jobs scamper ever faster in our hamster-wheels. Yet the economists and thinkers of, say, the 1930s assumed that once we had achieved abundance – once humans had all the food and clothes and heat and toys we could use – we would relax and work less. They thought that by now work would barely cover three days as we headed en masse for the beach and the concert hall.​ Instead, the treadmill is whirling ever-faster. We don’t stop primarily because we are locked in an arms race with our colleagues. If we relax and become more human, we fall behind the person in the next booth down, who is chasing faster. Work can be one of the richest and most rewarding experiences, but not like this.​ By referring to two examples, explain how the writer uses imagery to show her disapproval of the current working practices. (4)

Juliaaldred

Updated 9 months ago

Lesson description