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Wedded to work For an increasing number of Americans, life on the job is the only life they have. BY KIMIKO L. MARTINEZ kimiko.martinez@indystar.com Sometimes you just have to do what it takes. Whether your job calls for it, your employer expects it or you just need to pay the bills, working seemingly endless hours is just a way of life, right? Doesn't everybody check their e-mail and voicemail on their days off? Or work two jobs to make ends meet?
State planner: Catherine Turissini, special assistant for policy and planning for Lt. Gov. Kathy Davis, puts in about 40 to 60 hours each week -- still fewer than she did during
Unfortunately, for too many Americans, that seems to be the case.
college. -- Tom Klubens / For INtake
Putting in more than 40 hours a week is commonplace for many Americans. According to a 2000 Bureau of Labor Statistics report, about 4 in 10 men employed as managers or professionals in 1999 found themselves working at least 49 hours per week; that's up from about 3 in 10 in the early '80s. For women, that rate
know it, you're married to your job.
OVERACHIEVERS Benjamin Klage is no stranger to extended workweeks.
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Ask yourself these questions. If
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you find yourself answering affirmative to many of them, • Do you take work with you to
responsibilities due to job responsibilities. And before you
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two decades has remained steady for both.
habit of bringing work home and even neglecting other
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consider talking to a counselor.
promotion or nail that presentation can turn into an unhealthy
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is about half the men's, but the slow increase over the past
What starts out as taking on extra responsibilities to get that
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bed? On weekends? On vacation? • Is work the activity you like to do best and talk about most? • Do you work more than 40 hours per week? • Do you turn your hobbies into money-making ventures?
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The 31-year-old puts in more than 75 hours each week
given up expecting you on time?
between two full-time jobs, spending 40 hours per week as a
• Do you take on extra work
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sales associate at Wal-Mart and another 37 hours at Verizon's
because you are concerned that
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it won't otherwise get done?
"I have no social life," Klage said. "And the down time I do have is spent catching up on sleep or trying to get overtime at one job or the other."
• Do you underestimate how long a project will take and then rush to complete it?
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