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Why You’re Drunk on Overtime

Joanne Black - 25 September 2019

Your blood alcohol level endangers everyone around you.
Our global team won a huge deal. We got emails and voicemails raving about how the team worked together, pulled all-nighters, and managed to get everything in sync for the big bake-off. The win was the largest in the company’s history. Wasn’t that fantastic?
Sure, from a revenue standpoint. But here’s the rub. The company promoted work/life balance and taking vacations, but the most celebrated salespeople were the ones who worked around the clock. There’s a disconnect there.
I wasn’t on that global team. There’s no way I could pull an all-nighter or work 18-hour days. Most of us can’t and still be on our game.
This “working till you drop” behavior has become increasingly challenging in our gig economy. My Lyft driver said he worked six days a week. He drove for Lyft in the afternoon and evening and had another job in the morning.

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