Reply #7: Some is fear of losing your job [View All]

[DBoon]

If the other workers are putting in the long hours, you don't want to the the "slacker" who doesn't.

With the lack of a safety net, losing your job in the US is very hard. You generally lose your healthcare benefits (other than very expensive COBRA), and unemployment is a joke (if you qualify).

All an employer has to do is make an example of one person. The remaining workers will figure out what's expected.