You won't hear blue collar Americans complain about putting
in extra hours each week. In fact, they want more-despite the
negative consequences.
Nearly 80% are clocking 40+ hours per week, and 46% say
they want more overtime, according to a study conducted by
Cornell University's Institute for Workplace Studies.
Why the extra work? The 6.63 hours of overtime they average
each week helps them deal with the financial strain and job
insecurity they feel.
But they're paying a hefty price on the homefront. Over
30% of workers who log in over 60 hours weekly (co-workers
refer to them as "overtime hogs" or "overtime junkies") experience
severe work-family conflict.
For a small percentage of those who can't get enough overtime,
they're getting a second job. Over nine percent of the workers
said they hold down second jobs, working a minimum eight
extra hours.
Even though supervisors are not the ones generally exerting
influence to work extra hours, when they do put on the pressure,
there seems to be higher instances of stress, depression
and drinking, higher absenteeism, decreased job commitment
and satisfaction as well as multiple job injuries.
Interestingly, another study suggests that Americans log
70 more hours per year in the workplace than Japanese workers
and 350 more hours per year than European employees.
© by Andrea Kay
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