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The Hardest Working Country

South Korea.  At least according to some survey mentioned in this Forbes.com article.  This may make your job look better:

If you thought you worked long hours, consider 39-year-old Lee from South Korea. A civil servant at the ministry of agriculture and fisheries, Lee gets up at 5:30 a.m. every day, gets dressed and makes a two-hour commute into Seoul to start work at 8:30 a.m. After sitting at a computer for most of the day, Lee typically gets out the door at 9 p.m., or even later.

By the time he gets home, it’s just a matter of jumping in the shower and collapsing into bed, before starting the whole routine all over again, about four hours later. This happens six days a week, and throughout almost all of the year, as Lee gets just three days of vacation.

That’s right. Three days.

What’s Your Bar Personality?

The Memorial Day weekend is here so why not kick off the unofficial start of summer with an “assessment.”  You can take the short assessment at SalesHQ.

Here is my result:

Friendly Regular

You’re at home in the bar…but dancing is not so much your thing. Casual conversation, light flirting, or live music is your ideal night. You enjoy a nice beer and a good glass of wine, occasionally a cocktail. This is a great lifestyle for a hard worker like you!

Yeah, we won’t be using this assessment in our hiring process.