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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