How many hours a week did people work in the USSR?

And what did Soviet workers actually get? According to one International Labor Organization report (1994), pre-revolutionary Russian workers worked 10-12 hours per day, six days a week. That’s a lot: 60-72 hours per week. After the Revolution, a 8 hour/day week (but six days per week) was imposed.

Could you pick your job in the Soviet Union?

The answer is yes. All education (high as well) was free of charge and you could get any education you like. After finishing high education you were garuanteed to take a job in this sphere. So people were free to chose anything they like, get free education and then get job in this sphere.

Can you retire from USSR?

WHEN the Soviet Union started paying pensions in the early years of Josef Stalin’s rule, the retirement age was set at 60 for men and 55 for women. It has not been raised since.

Why did the Soviets throw people in prison for not working?

It can be hard to get people to work in a socialist paradise, but the Soviets found a way to take care of that: by throwing everyone who didn’t show up to work in prison. Soviet law labeled anyone who was unemployed as a person leading “a parasitic existence.”

What happens if you are unemployed in Soviet Union?

Soviet law labeled anyone who was unemployed as a person leading “a parasitic existence.” The day you lost your job, you became a criminal, and you could be thrown into forced labor for the offense. Even if you didn’t lose your job, you could still get arrested for showing up late.

How much choice did people in the Soviet Union have over jobs?

The job situation in Romania was similar to the job situation in the Soviet Union. Our system was built after the model of the Soviet system. Originally Answered: How much choice did people in the Soviet Union have over what job they had? A “blue collar” job a person could choose pretty freely.

How was the jobs situation in Romania during the Soviet times?

I can tell you how was the jobs situation in Romania, during Soviet times. When a 14 years old Romanian went to the high school he chose a direction in life. For example he wanted to be a mechanic, than he passed an exam to the high school. When he finishes 10th grade he was assigned to a state owned repair shop or he was sent to a factory (floor).