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The dangerous allure of the 70 hour working week

We now explore in a little more detail why people might work so many hours in a normal working week.
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We now turn to exploring stress and the workplace in a bit more detail. Specially looking at why we may push ourselves so much in the workplace and what is it about work that we find so exciting.

Read the following article on the dangerous allure of the 70 hour working week.

Consider whether there are any aspects of the article that relate to what you have seen and observed in your working environments.

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Workplace Wellbeing: Stress and Productivity at Work

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