Reclaiming Time from Work - First Things

Reclaiming Time from Work - First Things

Greedy work” is a concept attributed to economist Claudia Goldin, but its intellectual roots can be traced back to Arlie Hochschild. Hochschild’s 1997 book The Time Bind spoke of “greedy institutions,” as in, institutions that demanded more and more of a participant’s time. Goldin explicitly applied that idea to the modern workplace, noting how employers (particularly in white-collar professions) increasingly took over more and more of an employ…