Thesaurus / overwork
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Today’s work schedules, with their combination of “overwork and then no work,” in many ways mirror the conditions that preceded the reforms of the 1930s, Loomis said.
THE FIVE-DAY WORKWEEK IS DEADANNA NORTHJULY 13, 2021VOXDespite stress, depression, and overwork, women still want to work from home.
FOR WOMEN, REMOTE WORK IS A BLESSING AND A CURSERANI MOLLAJULY 13, 2021VOXOne delivery driver recently set himself on fire to protest unpaid wages while at least one other collapsed and died from apparent overwork.
HOW CHINA IS CRACKING DOWN ON ITS ONCE UNTOUCHABLE TECH TITANSCHARLIE CAMPBELL / SHANGHAIMAY 20, 2021TIMEOne employee claims he was fired for raising concerns about overwork.
HOW CHINA IS CRACKING DOWN ON ITS ONCE UNTOUCHABLE TECH TITANSCHARLIE CAMPBELL / SHANGHAIMAY 20, 2021TIMEThis should cover everything from the furniture and equipment being used, to factors such as isolation, overwork and a failure to take proper breaks.
‘DESKERCISES TO ALLEVIATE ACHES AND PAINS’: EMPLOYEES’ PHYSICAL COMFORT IN REMOTE WORK SET-UPS CRUCIAL, EXPERTS SAYJESSICA DAVIESAPRIL 29, 2021DIGIDAYFor people attuned to the culture of overwork at investment banks and elsewhere, the junior Goldman bankers’ distress may sound familiar.
WHY ARE GOLDMAN’S JUNIOR BANKERS STILL COMPLAINING ABOUT LONG HOURS?SARAH TODDMARCH 22, 2021QUARTZThese beliefs, once absorbed, can cause health problems, burn-out, relationship problems, and more through overwork and under-confidence.
NEW BOOK EXTOLS VIRTUES OF NAPS, TV, AND WEEKENDSTERRI SCHLICHENMEYERFEBRUARY 18, 2021WASHINGTON BLADEIn combating The Laziness Lie, Price says to realize that overwork doesn’t deserve a badge of honor.
NEW BOOK EXTOLS VIRTUES OF NAPS, TV, AND WEEKENDSTERRI SCHLICHENMEYERFEBRUARY 18, 2021WASHINGTON BLADEThis is a very dark frame of mind, consequent on overwork and the conclusion of the excruciating Ebb Tide.
THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON - SWANSTON EDITION VOL. 25 (OF 25)ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONThyrsis came home beaten and crushed, worn out with overwork and worry, his heart black with rage and bitterness and despair.
LOVE'S PILGRIMAGEUPTON SINCLAIRWORDS RELATED TO OVERWORK
- annoy
- bore
- burn out
- bush
- collapse
- crawl
- debilitate
- deject
- depress
- disgust
- dishearten
- dispirit
- displease
- distress
- drain
- droop
- drop
- enervate
- ennui
- exasperate
- fag
- fail
- faint
- fatigue
- flag
- fold
- give out
- go stale
- grow weary
- harass
- irk
- irritate
- jade
- nauseate
- overburden
- overstrain
- overtax
- overwork
- pain
- pall
- peter out
- poop out
- prostrate
- put to sleep
- sap
- sicken
- sink
- strain
- tax
- vex
- weaken
- wear
- wear down
- wear out
- wilt
- worry
- yawn
- abrade
- be worthless
- become threadbare
- become worn
- chafe
- consume
- crumble
- cut down
- decay
- decline
- decrease
- deteriorate
- diminish
- drain
- dwindle
- erode
- exhaust
- fade
- fatigue
- fray
- gall
- go to seed
- graze
- grind
- impair
- jade
- overuse
- overwork
- rub
- scrape
- scrape off
- scuff
- shrink
- tax
- tire
- use up
- wash away
- waste
- wear out
- wear thin
- weary
- weather
- annoy
- bore
- burden
- cause ennui
- cloy
- debilitate
- depress
- disgust
- dishearten
- distress
- drain
- droop
- drowse
- enervate
- enfeeble
- exasperate
- exhaust
- fade
- fag
- fail
- fall off
- fatigue
- flag
- glut
- grow tired
- harass
- have had enough
- irk
- jade
- leave one cold
- lose interest
- make discontented
- nauseate
- oppress
- overwork
- pain
- plague
- sap
- sicken
- sink
- strain
- take it out of
- tax
- tire
- tire out
- try the patience of
- tucker out
- vex
- weaken
- wear down
- wear out
- weigh
- abraded
- became threadbare
- became worn
- chafed
- consumed
- crumbled
- cut down
- decayed
- declined
- decreased
- deteriorated
- diminished
- drained
- dwindled
- eroded
- exhausted
- faded
- fatigued
- frayed
- galled
- grazed
- ground
- impaired
- jaded
- overused
- overworked
- rubbed
- scraped
- scraped off
- scuffed
- shrank
- taxed
- tired
- used up
- was worthless
- washed away
- wasted
- wearied
- weathered
- went to seed
- wore out
- wore thin
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