Nowadays, many people are overworked due to pressure from work and daily necessities. It is obvious that modernized life leads to an increasing cost of living, people have to work overtime to make ends meet. For example, parents need to work extra hours to earn more than their base salary to afford electricity bills, their children’s tuition fees, . . . . Especially since the Covid-19 pandemic, parents have to prepare computers or smartphones for their kids to study from home. In some other cases, many young people choose to work overtime with the desire to have opportunities for career advancement. The proof that an employee is willing to stay for another few hours at work can be perceived as a sign of one's serious commitment to the job. Employers usually look for people who are hard-working and long-term. So spending more time at work can lead to promotion prospects, higher salaries and career status.
However, overwork can present many problems, the most significant of which is that it can damage employees' health. When we spend too many hours on working, it is more likely that we cannot find time and energy left to take care of ourselves properly such as participating in outdoor activities, maintaining a balanced diet or getting enough sleep. As a result, overtime can cause stress, burnout, and depression. For example, Japan has the highest rate of suicide among workers, mostly men, in the world due to overwhelming work pressure. Besides, working long hours leaves them little time to spend with their friends and families. They are less likely to achieve work-life balance and will risk the well-being of their close relationships, exposing them to isolation in the future.
Nowadays,
many
people
are overworked
due to pressure from
work
and daily necessities. It is obvious that modernized life leads to an increasing cost of living,
people
have to
work
overtime to
make
ends
meet
.
For example
, parents need to
work
extra
hours
to earn more than their base salary to afford electricity bills, their children’s tuition fees
, .
.
.
.
Especially
since the Covid-19 pandemic, parents
have to
prepare computers or smartphones for their kids to study from home. In
some
other cases,
many
young
people
choose to
work
overtime with the desire to have opportunities for career advancement. The proof that an employee is willing to stay for another few
hours
at
work
can
be perceived
as a
sign
of one's serious commitment to the job. Employers
usually
look for
people
who are
hard
-working and long-term.
So
spending more time at
work
can lead to promotion prospects, higher salaries and career status.
However
, overwork can present
many
problems, the most significant of which is that it can damage employees' health. When we spend too
many
hours
on working, it is more likely that we cannot find time and energy
left
to take care of ourselves
properly
such as participating in outdoor activities, maintaining a balanced diet or getting
enough
sleep.
As a result
, overtime can cause
stress
, burnout, and depression.
For example
, Japan has the highest rate of suicide among workers,
mostly
men
, in the world due to overwhelming
work
pressure.
Besides
, working long
hours
leaves
them
little
time to spend with their friends and families. They are less likely to achieve work-life balance and will
risk
the well-being of their close relationships, exposing them to isolation in the future.