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

IF YOU WORK MORE THAN 11 HOURS A DAY, YOU..

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