‘Americans just work harder’ than Europeans, says CEO of Norway’s $1.6 trillion oil fund, because they have a higher ‘general level of ambition’
‘Americans just work harder’ than Europeans, says CEO of Norway’s $1.6 trillion oil fund, because they have a higher ‘general level of ambition’
“We are not very ambitious. I should be careful about talking about work-life balance, but the Americans just work harder.”
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Or maybe, just maybe, Europe has been around for soooo much longer than America that they've reached the age where they realize that there are other priorities in life than just the accumulation of wealth. Like enjoying life, having a work/life balance, socializing with one's friends and family.
Perpsectives change when your history as a country is longer than a few hundred years.
Also Europe is less run by corporations.
Which unfortunately is changing rapidly, the American flavour of capitalism is taking over the world.