Except that’s literally untrue. Before capitalism, peasants received winter wages for not working, on days that went from sunrise to sunset workers received double wages, workers received both breakfast and lunch from their employer, workers had a siesta after lunch, worked only 4-6 hours per day after removing breaks (obviously harvest was longer), and had a fast/slow weekly work cadence. There was something called “Saint Monday” where absenteeism was completely accepted, most labor actions in early Europe stemmed from crackdowns on Saint Monday. For us to match the amount of time off they got, we’d need all weekends, holidays, a 6 week paid vacation, and an additional 3.5 months of paid time off.
Except that’s literally untrue. Before capitalism, peasants received winter wages for not working, on days that went from sunrise to sunset workers received double wages, workers received both breakfast and lunch from their employer, workers had a siesta after lunch, worked only 4-6 hours per day after removing breaks (obviously harvest was longer), and had a fast/slow weekly work cadence. There was something called “Saint Monday” where absenteeism was completely accepted, most labor actions in early Europe stemmed from crackdowns on Saint Monday. For us to match the amount of time off they got, we’d need all weekends, holidays, a 6 week paid vacation, and an additional 3.5 months of paid time off.