Working Hard Is Hardly Working
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WORKING HARD IS HARDLY WORKING:The Bitter Truth About Long Work Hours
Overworking is a plague of modern times. As more and more people seem to suffer from overextending themselves, the old
belief that logging long hours helps with productivity demands to be put under scrutiny.
1/3 OF US WORKERS REPORT FEELING OVERWORKED
36%do not take vacations
37%take less than 7 days of
vacation
33%take their work with them
while on vacation
MEN AND WOMEN
Over the past 40 years, the average work week grew by more than 10 hours
85,8% of men work more than 40
hours/week
66,5%of women work more than
40 hours/week
1970s 2010s
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10,2%of 'early birds' feel
overworked
26,7%of 'night owls' feel overworked
20%of overworking people report
making mistakes due to being overwhelmed
34%feel resentment aimed at colleagues who work less
than them
HOW IT AFFECTS THE WORKPLACE
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DRINKING PROBLEMS
working 50+ hours a week makes you
85,8%more likely to develop
alcoholism
the amount of emergency cases due to energy drinks has
doubledfrom 2007 to 2011
this does not take into account the lack of sleep, the toll on the social life, fatigue, poor memory
2.5 x...are 2.5 times more likely to
develop depression
67%...raise the risk of heart
attack
44%...are 44% more likely to
develop obesity
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