|
Money-rich, time-poor is an expression which arose in Britain at the end of the 20th century to describe groups of people who, whilst having a high disposable income through well-paid employment, have relatively little leisure time as a result. The phrase is still in use. Time poverty has also been coined as a noun for the phenomenon. Many people accept time poverty as a necessary condition of employment; others have sought to solve the problem through downshifting or through adoption of flexible working arrangements. Being time-poor is increasingly the only way to stay out of poverty as wages have remained stagnant or been cut as the price of living expenses have risen. High-paying roles have the longest hours, around 80 and more hours a week while low-paying jobs often less than 35 hours a week so low-earners have to work more than two jobs simultaneously in order to pay for living expenses. Well-off pensioners and some super-rich people are not affected by this as they do not have to work for a living and often do not due to large assets or passive income streams paying the same as a well-paid job. Increasingly, overworked people turn to the internet as a tool to maximize the recreational utility they can get out of scarce leisure time. "Time poverty" is not restricted to the wealthy, but can occur at all levels of society. ==In popular culture== * The fantasy novel ''Momo'' by German author Michael Ende dealt with this issue, in regards of time and its use in the modern society. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Money-rich, time-poor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|