overworked

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Overworked doctors without a psychiatric specialty can apply it in a hurried ER.

From Slate • May 20, 2024

Overworked and underpaid employees is an enduring complaint across industries — from delivery drivers to Starbucks baristas and airline pilots — where surges in consumer demand have collided with persistent labor shortages.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2023

Overworked and exhausted, Julie gave up her job as a game developer in Beijing this April to be a "full-time daughter".

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2023

Overworked doctors and nurses often have little time to spend with each patient, and this problem can go unnoticed until it is too late.

From Scientific American • Aug. 1, 2022

Overworked nurses are specially liable to contract it.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various