The current single focus on work devalues those who are too young or too old to work, or are unable to do so for other reasons, while it ratchets up the pressure on us hamsters to spin ever faster in our wheels.
Read more of my latest Workspace column for The Conference Board Review at: http://tcbreview.com/winter-2014/workspace-everybodys-no-longer-working-for-the-weekend.html