French Woman's New Book Celebrates Sloth Articles / World News Posted by shanarra on Aug 16, 2004 - 02:48 PM Leave it to France .. again... "Finally, someone in this leisurely land [France...] has declared outright [1] that the French should eschew the Anglo-Saxon work ethic and openly embrace sloth. Corinne Maier, the author of "Bonjour Paresse," a sort of slacker manifesto whose title translates as "Hello Laziness," has become a countercultural heroine almost overnight by encouraging the country's workers to adopt her strategy of "active disengagement" - calculated loafing - to escape the horrors of disinterested endeavor." ... "Her employer of 12 years was not amused. [C]ompany officials wrote her a stern letter [and[ demanded that she appear for a disciplinary hearing, though the original Aug. 17 date has been pushed back to September. That's because Ms. Maier is going on vacation." How European... This article is from Random Drivel   http://www.randomdrivel.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.randomdrivel.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=4277 Links in this article   [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/14/international/europe/14france.html?th