Employers could consider measures such as reduction
of long working hours as additional work - family policies.
From traffic jams, honking horns, and people who continually forget to use their turn signal, traveling is adding even more stress on top
of your long working hours.
The findings also link up with current research on the effects
of long working hours on accidents and injuries.»
You have no time to meet or date because
of those long working hours; we completely understand that these kinds of situations can be tricky.
Robinson strongly agrees with the report's challenge to science's culture
of long working hours.
Mixed findings in this field of research may relate to various operationalisations
of long working hours, that is, in some studies the cut - point has been 40 [12] or 45 hours [14] or «more than one hour weekly overtime work» versus less [13] and possibly to the different work cultures in which these studies were carried out.
Japan's culture
of long work hours is often cited as a culprit, though by some measures Japan is not exceptionally hard - working.
The difficulty is accentuated by the growing prevalence
of long work hours, odd hours, irregular hours, and long commutes.
The Beecroft employment law review radically weakens staff negotiating positions, allowing employers to force a culture
of longer working hours on offices where everyone is trying to secure their position.
Article here in The Age Australians «working longest hours» October 29, 2008 - 10:11 AM Australians work
some of the longest working hours in the developed world, a study has found.
PERSONAL TRAIT • Hard working and capable
of long work hours • Strong inter-personal skills and passionate about providing the best experience for patients • Strong work ethics
Not exact matches
When you're up against a deadline or facing a tough challenge, do the people you
work with know instinctively that they'll find you in the thick
of the fight — pitching in,
working long hours, and doing whatever is necessary to succeed?
It seems like I spend twice as
long in the car every day idling my way through rush
hour and staring at the rusted bumper
of the car in front
of me, when I could be writing and connecting with clients at
work.
Small business success is often the result
of a close - knit, dedicated team
working long hours to achieve a shared goal.
After what had to be my tenth
of multiple delays — a couple
of which were 10 or more
hours long (see the above flight status graphic)-- no quick fix was going to
work.
However, even among full - time workers (those usually
working 35
hours or more per week), men
worked longer than women — 8.4
hours, compared with 7.8
hours, respectively, according to the Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
«The days
of working 60 -
hour weeks for 30 years at the same company are
long gone,» she says.
What sets elite performers who turn out prodigious quantities
of valuable
work apart from normal worker bees, who despite our best intentions and
long hours, consistently produce less than we hoped?
Like Robert, I tend to
work fairly
long hours, but I have greater control over mine than he does; I can take breaks if I want,
work in the evening instead
of at mid-day... the total number
of hours I
work isn't particularly flexible, but when I
work them is.
The gymnastics
work stresses mobility and flexibility, which is more important to me as I get older, and the mountain biking is just a great
long stretch
of hours outdoors.»
Seeking entry into this field at mid-life meant competing with established professionals or those much younger than me, many holding a degree in journalism or another directly related course
of study, an experience - rich resume to support their interest, and the freedom to
work long hours in an office away from home.
Researchers at the University
of Michigan who followed 2,300 adults for up to a decade reported in 2008 that even common
work irritants interfere with good rest more than
long hours, night shifts or fears about job loss.
IBM's Watson will get to
work before the ceremony even starts, analyzing and sorting «
hours of video and close to 125,000 photographs» taken during the Grammys»
hours -
long red carpet show ahead
of Sunday's event, IBM said in its announcement.
The secret is simple: It's not hard
work or
long hours; it's acting like a CEO, no matter what the size
of your enterprise.
Most operators are on call 24
hours a day, and often
work in remote locations for
long stretches
of time.
Because the parents
worked long hours, the sisters spent much
of their time at their grandparents» house down the street.
Sanders echoed his own presidential campaign's message by noting that American people are «tired
of working longer hours for lower wages,
of seeing decent paying jobs go to China and other low - wage countries.»
Early - stage startups combine the joys
of long hours and hard
work with the equally inspiring realities
of low pay and a questionable future.
Its biggest bottleneck: Finding the rare kind
of talent willing to put in
long hours for the opportunity to do challenging
work with startups that may end up being the next Facebook.
In the intervening 17
hours, a compounding series
of misfortunes — a broken de-icing machine, frozen engines and brakes, a lack
of gates at the terminal, a plane that idled so
long it had to refuel, a crew that
worked so
long it needed to be replaced — turned the flight into an almanac
of the indignities
of modern air travel.
The Times also reported that Uber has «experimented with video game techniques, graphics and non-cash rewards
of little value that can prod drivers into
working longer and harder — and sometimes at
hours and locations that are less lucrative for them.»
Entrepreneurs tend to
work long hours and stay glued behind computers for a majority
of that time.
High achievers are prone to
working exceptionally
long hours, managing heavy workloads under insane amounts
of pressure, and operating on short (and often unrealistic) deadlines.
A study from 2009 now getting buzz on the blogosphere explored the role marriage plays in the lesbian wage premium, and found that women who don't expect to be part
of a traditional family spend more time investing in labour participation through on - the - job training and
working longer hours than household skills.
Huffington adds: «As
long as success is defined by who
works the
longest hours, who goes the
longest without a vacation, who sleeps the least, who responds to an email at midnight or five in the morning — in essence, who is suffering from the biggest time famine — we're never going to be able to enjoy the benefits
of time affluence.»
«I could
work long hours,» said Burch, speaking at the Vanity Fair Founders Fair in New York City, but «it can really wear out a team, so I have to be aware
of that.»
When her husband finally got a job, she became even more motivated, because she wanted him to be back at home instead
of working long hours away from their kids.
You'll start
working long hours, nights and weekends, and you'll never seem to make a dent in the ever - growing pile
of tasks to accomplish.
Far from
working steadily eight
hours a day, seven days a week, most knowledge workers have peaks and troughs
of productivity, alternating intense periods
of work with
long stretches
of cat videos and inbox shoveling.
You'll be asked to meet up for
hours -
long lunches when one
of your friends is on a sabbatical because they assume you're «not really
working.»
When you
work double - digit
hours and Sundays are no
longer a day
of rest, feeling overworked can become the new normal.
The chances
of suffering serious health consequences such as weight gain and unhealthy cholesterol levels don't go up if you simply
work long hours.
Despite data from an ABC News poll that indicated only 26 percent
of Americans felt they
worked too hard, analysts have found that not only do people from the United States
work longer hours than individuals in other countries, but they also take less time off and retire later.
Like Sachs, Whippman believes that «there are many reasons why life in America is likely to produce anxiety compared with other developed nations:
long working hours without paid vacation time for many, insecure employment conditions with little legal protection for workers, inequality, and the lack
of universal health care coverage, to name a few,» but she stresses that our «happiness - seeking culture» is also part
of the problem.
Members
of each generation might not have a problem with
working long hours, but it's how they complete that
work that can cause frustrations.
When the research team cross-referenced these three types
of data, they found, «not all people who
work long hours are workaholics, and not all workaholics
work long hours,» says the Knowledge@Wharton write - up
of the findings.
Federal legislation ended sweatshops back in 1938, but it didn't automatically end the belief that
long hours of non-stop
work create the most output.
«It is good for businesses, as the employee may be capable
of working longer hours.
But I can imagine there are some times
of the day you can also stay one
hour longer in the bed and do some
work from there.
Entrepreneurs and investment bankers share similar traits: They
work long hours, they are committed to their craft, they believe in their abilities and they innovate their way out
of problems and challenges.