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Workplaces should stop glorifying working beyond normal hours

Anish Asokan @RevivedWarrior (3853) • India 20 Sep 24

There are certain organizations that informally promote long working hours. This is true in most Asian and African countries. They glorify the long working hours, especially post-midnight. They call the workers as most hardworking...

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Long hours with laptop..An unusual Friday night.

Arunima Singh @arunima25 (93194) • Bangalore, India 27 Aug 21

It is 12:37 post-midnight here. And I am sitting with my laptop since 8:30 PM. A lot got done.I finished few worksheets for my students for next week. I have a couple more to do and that I can do sometime...

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no friday night ritual

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Do you love your Job?

Archie0 @Archie0 (5654) 16 Jan 20

I feel I am going to lose my job soon. My job is time constraint. I have to see that I start working right at 5:00 am in the morning. Recently I am finding it very difficult to wake up by 4:20 am in the morning due to cold and...

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Done in time.....a long day.

Arunima Singh @arunima25 (93194) • Bangalore, India 10 Jan 20

I don't want to postpone my eye check up any further. I am already delayed by few months for my regular diabetic eye check up. I wanted to get over with it in Christmas holidays but couldn't. So I have to get it done tomorrow....

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Just A Working Mom.....

Sue21 @lovinangelsinstead21 (36847) • Pamplona, Spain 18 Oct 19

Haughty and with a mighty disdain She looked down at her with those cairngorm like eyes With scorn and spite firing out she spat You don´t deserve to be here You don´t deserve to even live To live in this house You have no...

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Horrible day

Cat1993 @Cat1993 (511) • South Africa 30 Jun 17

Today I had a horrible day at my job. I felt like the hours were taking forever to pass. Have you guys ever felt that way on a bad day at the job?

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Help. Back Pain.

Lydia Kamau @lydia2000 (119) • Nairobi, Kenya 11 Dec 15

Lately I have been working with my computer for long hours. Now the problem of back pain is catching with me. Like for instance right now I have more than two pillows to make me feel comfortable. Do you experience the same...

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Are very long hours of work right?

maximax8 @maximax8 (31042) • United Kingdom 13 Aug 12

Men from the Philippines are working on off shore overnight ferry services in Europe. They get paid US $6 an hour but must work 11 hours a day, 7 days a week. They do that for 6 months and then they get 2 months time off. I know...

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Long working hours

maximax8 @maximax8 (31042) • United Kingdom 11 Jul 12

I watched a documentary about Japan and I found the full time work was as much at 18 hours in 24 hours that would be six days a week. Many full time workers in Japan are over worked. The people that sell food in a place open 24...

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Sitting around increases risk of cancer: Study

Pushhyarag2000 @Pushhyarag2000 (1416) • India 16 Nov 11

I just read a news item about a study presented at the American Institute for Cancer Research Annual Conference that breast & colon cancer cases are attributable to lack of exercise and sitting for long hours. [i] Research...

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ever felt though you slept long hours, it is not enough?

chiyochan @chiyosan (30186) • Philippines 14 Sep 11

I do. quite a few times especially if i have had a rough weekend. even if i slept for 8 hours the least, i still feel i am not energized, its like a 5 minute sleep! i wonder, how can it really happen that you slept...

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Problems for the family!

oldchem1 @oldchem1 (8132) 16 Nov 10

I have just heard from my very upset youngest daughter. Her husband has been suspended from work and will not be paid any wages while he's off, he doesn't know how long this will be but he will probably lose his job. He is a...

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how many hours you work in a day...?

saranshnaik @saranshnaik (193) • India 6 Sep 10

normally human can work 8 hours without any stress.but people always work more than this in a day..!!some people really like to work continuously without any stress..i think they really enjoy their work.some people really getting...

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Your Daily 90 Minutes Commute.

bluesinjid @bluesinjid (658) • Canada 27 Jul 09

I`m sure the majority of you have a job that you work from a timetable of 9-5, and chances are it will take you about 90 minutes, or 1 hour and 30 minutes to drive there and back. This is how most of our day plays out, and we have...

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what's your longest stay inside the airplane?

flagella08 @flagella08 (5065) • Philippines 12 Jun 09

i haven't been out of the country since then. i only had 1 hr in a plane when i got to visit my parents in law. i can't imagine staying a day long in a plane like going to the US. it would usually take a day to travel by air...

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Do you have headache when you are long hours in front of computer?

greyzppc @greyzppc (111) • Philippines 29 Jan 09

I just wondering why I am always got headache when I am staying long hours in front of computer. What do you think the reason behind it? Is it same to you? Do you experience that too?

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Staying hours on end in front of a computer

11strikes @11strikes (66) • United States 21 Nov 08

Using the computer has been a great experience for me. I have learned a lot, made some work easier. The only problem is I can not stay on it for long. My back would hurt and my eyes would really get tired. I wonder how some...

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Dry Eye Problem.....very painful!!

nupats @nupats (3564) • India 10 Jul 08

hi friends i am sorry for having been away for sometime off late..my eyes were constantly hurting and watering..they turned terribely red so i had to rush to a eye specialist..he diagnosed it as a Dry eye problem..and had adviced...

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what should I do to bring my long hours here back

s2a2n2 @s2a2n2 (1732) • India 9 Jun 08

I have been spending very less time here in Mylot these days. The reason is pressures from other work. Its my regular work though which is keeping me occupied for much time in office which otherwise I used to spend some time in...

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Do you think its hard to make a living as a self employed writer?

justperfect @justperfect (3) 19 May 08

Recently self employed, I find I am working about 12+ hours a day to scrape a living. Am I doing something wrong? Or is it just hard to get your foot on the first rung of the writing ladder? Anyone in the same boat? - Any...

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