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Overworked?

 

Overwhelmed by e-mails and voice mails? Spending too many hours in unproductive meetings? Glued to your BlackBerry on the beach?

It's not just you -- almost everyone is under pressure. More and more it seems like there's not enough hours in the day to get everything done. Corporations expect you to stay late, take work home, and then be available on weekends and vacations.

Here's your chance to tell us what it's like to be overworked (and underappreciated) in the global economy. Let us know how hard you're working -- and how you're coping. The results will be used to help us put together a story for late September on working long hours, which will appear both online and in print.




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How many hours a week do you usually work? (including work time at home and weekends)
Less than 40
40-50 hours
50-60 hours
60-70 hours
More than 70 hours

How many hours are you working compared to 5 years ago?

A lot less
Somewhat less
The same
Somewhat more
A lot more

How many hours a week are spent on unproductive e-mails, voicemails, and meetings?

Less than 5
5 to 10 hours
10-15 hours
15-20 hours
More than 20 hours

If you're working more hours, what's the reason?

Fewer people to do the same work
More business
More competitive business environment
More need to coordinate with overseas
More need to coordinate with other people in the same company
Additional responsibilities (i.e creating an online business)
Unnecessary use of new technology by colleagues and supervisors (i.e. too much e-mail)
Over-controlling managers
Other suggestions


What's the best way your company or organization could lessen the time pressures on you?

Scheduling fewer low-value meetings
Requiring fewer approvals for small decisions
Encouraging workers to take their vacation time
Putting less pressure to be available on weekends and evenings
Hiring more workers
Other suggestions


How do you deal with the time pressures?

More use of technology (i.e. cell phones, PDAs)
Less use of technology
Keeping a strict separation between work and home
Avoiding meetings whenever possible
Other suggestions


What's your most useful tool for managing the overload?

Calendar programs (Outlook, Sunbird)
BlackBerry, Treo or similar device
Cell phone
Laptop
Palm or other PDA
Other suggestions