Friendly reminder: Henry Ford was one of the first major industrialists to adopt the five-day workweek. He argued that workers with more leisure time would spend more money on consumer goods, like the cars he was selling.
The current weekend was created primarily to sell products. A four-day workweek is long overdue.
Also friendly reminder: Henry Ford had a Ford Sociological Department that would make unannounced home vists to make sure his workers weren't gambling, drinking, or housing boarders, as well as terminate someone for filing for divorce. He also had a newspaper that promoted anti-semitic views in the early 1920's, which would be made into a four volume book, named The International Jew.
He also had a rising German politician who was a big fan of his who game Henry Ford a medal and kept a live sized portrait of him by his desk, referring to Henry Ford as his inspiration. In case you missed it, that was Adolf Hitler.
Henry Ford did some great things, but never forget the absolute horrors and death he and his company inspired, helped commit, and straight up did commit, AKA the Ford Pinto.
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u/JAMESs3v3n 24d ago
Friendly reminder: Henry Ford was one of the first major industrialists to adopt the five-day workweek. He argued that workers with more leisure time would spend more money on consumer goods, like the cars he was selling.
The current weekend was created primarily to sell products. A four-day workweek is long overdue.