Grinding out the work week is never fun. Working 10 or 12 hour days tend to bring you down, and the compensation just never seems to be there.

If you are working in the United States, at least you have one thing going for you; the fact that you are more productive than your European counterparts.

Putting aside Spain and their so-called Siestas, www.focus.com has provided a nice little infographic that indicates how the United States is more productive than Europe. Americans working an average of 180 hours per capita more than Europe never hurts!

Let the battle begin:

[Source: Focus.com]