What happens when we work non-stop

Source: José Luis Peñarredonda
Affiliation: BBC

In this article, José Luis Peñarredonda discusses the experience of overworked workers, despite overwhelming evidence that working a healthy number of hours increases productivity compared to overworking. Peñarredonda cites systems that incentivize working long hours or working through the night if their clients live in another time zone as one factor that leads to overworking, especially amongst freelance workers.

Keywords: Burnout , Computer Science , Happiness , Hierarchies of Work , Purpose , Tech Ethics , Tech Industry , Work/Life Balance