- report making mistakes at work;
- feel angry toward their employers for expecting them to do so much;
- resent coworkers who do not work as hard as they do;
- look for a new job with another employer
It's clearly in an employer's best interests to help resolve any issues that are causing their employees to feel overworked. But even if they won't, take a look at the following, which should give anyone who feels overworked reason to take action.
Those who feel overworked:1
- experience more work-life conflict;
- feel less successful in relationships with their spouse or partner, children and friends;
- are more likely to be neglecting themselves;
- are more likely to neglect themselves;
- are more likely to lose sleep because of work;
- are less likely to report that their health is very good or excellent;
- have higher levels of stress and poorer abilities to cope with everyday life events
If nothing else does, these reasons should convince you to make some changes, either to your work life or your reactions to it.
1. Galinsky, E., Kim, S., and Bond, J. Feeling Overworked: When Work Becomes Too Much. Families and Work Institute, 2001.
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