Long working hours are the norm these days and that is hardly surprising. In this competitive and demanding job market, employees are forced to work harder and harder. When people spend more hours working, they get less time for themselves. This is not necessarily a positive development because it can lead to health problems as well as the disruption of families and personal relationships.
For one thing, there is absolutely nothing to prove that long working hours improve productivity. In fact, when people work longer than they should, what happens is that their productivity decreases. They fail to concentrate and take longer to finish jobs. Traveling far for work doesn’t help either. In many major cities people often have to travel several hours to reach their work place. When at last, they reach home braving the traffic and a hard-working day, they have little energy left in them. In addition, studies have proved that people who spend long hours in the office are also more likely to develop major health problems like heart disease and dementia.
We have already seen that long working hours doesn’t necessarily translate into improved productivity. Another problem with this set up is the effect it has on a person’s family and social life. When people spend long hours in the office, they get little time to spend with their dear ones. Parents, who work long hours, often fail to take proper care of their young children. This can be quite a problem in families where both parents work. When children are deprived of the attention they deserve, it will affect their emotional well-being. It can also have a negative impact on their academic performance. In extreme cases, failure to strike a balance between work and life can lead to the breakup of families.
As explained above, long working hours are in nobody’s interest. They don’t improve an individual’s productivity. In fact, they make them less productive. What’s more, when people spend more time in the office, their family life suffers. In other words proper work-life balance is absolutely essential to lead a content life. It is hoped that companies arrange their working hours in such a way that employees also get some time for themselves.
Long
working
hours
are the norm these days and
that is
hardly surprising. In this competitive and demanding job market, employees
are forced
to
work
harder and harder. When
people
spend
more
hours
working
, they
get
less
time
for themselves. This is not
necessarily
a
positive
development
because
it can lead to health
problems
as well
as the disruption of
families
and personal relationships.
For one thing, there is
absolutely
nothing to prove that
long
working
hours
improve
productivity
. In fact, when
people
work
longer than they should, what happens is that their
productivity
decreases. They fail to concentrate and take longer to finish jobs. Traveling far for
work
doesn’t
help
either. In
many
major cities
people
often
have to
travel several
hours
to reach their
work
place. When at last, they reach home braving the traffic and a
hard
-working day, they have
little
energy
left
in them.
In addition
, studies have proved that
people
who
spend
long
hours
in the office are
also
more likely to develop major health
problems
like heart disease and dementia.
We have already
seen
that
long
working
hours
doesn’t
necessarily
translate into
improved
productivity
. Another
problem
with this set up is the effect it has on a person’s
family
and social
life
. When
people
spend
long
hours
in the office, they
get
little
time
to
spend
with their dear ones. Parents, who
work
long
hours
,
often
fail to take proper care of their young children. This can be quite a
problem
in
families
where both parents
work
. When children
are deprived
of the attention they deserve, it will affect their emotional well-being. It can
also
have a
negative
impact on their academic performance. In extreme cases, failure to strike a balance between
work
and
life
can lead to the breakup of families.
As
explained
above,
long
working
hours
are in nobody’s interest. They don’t
improve
an individual’s
productivity
. In fact, they
make
them less productive. What’s more, when
people
spend
more
time
in the office, their
family
life
suffers.
In other words
proper work-life balance is
absolutely
essential to lead a content
life
. It
is hoped
that
companies
arrange their
working
hours
in such a way that employees
also
get
some
time
for themselves.