A New Breed: Extreme Workers

I recently came across the following article on Marketwatch: "The rise of the 'Extreme Worker'.

I've always believed that America is a great country for many reasons. One of these is that any legal individual has the opportunity to work as hard as they'd like, so long as the work is legitimate. Moreover, there is an incentive to work. Of course, Uncle Sam will take some of your earnings away and progressively more the more you make, but you are still given the opportunity and incentive to work hard. And, the harder you work, the better off you'll be financially.

However, there is a cost to this - as in all things. You're health and social life, for one, may suffer.

Now, there's a new term for people who work over 70 hours a week, must be available at any time of the day or night to serve clients, and hardly take vacation: extreme workers.

Some of the consequences of being an extreme worker include:

1. 46% say family relationships (with spouse and children) are sacrificed.
2. 50% say it makes it impossible to have satisfying sex.
3. Their kids eat too much junk food.
4. Women see it and feel it's all their fault.
5. Women feel there is a direct line between the kids' underachieving in school and the oppressive hours that Mother puts in on the job.

These are just some of the negative social and personal consequences. Of course, there might be positives as well, but what's a life worth living if you can't spend time with your loved ones and, equally, show them that love? After all, I ain't never seen a hearse, with a luggage rack.

So, conclusion:

Resolved that I, a Jayhawk, do not want to live the life of an extreme worker!