Overworked and Overstressed

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Overworked and Overstressed: A New Trend of the 21st Century “Why can’t I just get a break?” or “I’m overworked” are just one of the many common complaints of people who work hours upon hours of labor-intensive work or just work way too much in their everyday lives express on a day to day basis. In the selection “Worked Over and Over Worked” taken from the first chapter of The Big Squeeze, Steven Greenhouse tells his audience numerous incidents that workers have experienced during their times working at their jobs and having felt the constriction of the current economic conditions; it gives us a better view as to how these employees had to conquer the constant mistreatment at their workplaces, the unfairness in pay, and how they had to deal with their tight economic situations. Many overlook the problem regarding the issue of these employees overworking and getting taken advantage of and for what? In agreement with Greenhouse’s theory, the article “Our Overworked Society” by Iren Rosenberg Javors, briefly talks about how work overrules our social status and our health as well. By taking a more in depth look into these two articles, we can come to a conclusion that the work in America, has taken a toll on the population of workers in a totally different direction and can be seen as America giving us an idea of less hope in the workforce. But what possible solutions are there to further decrease the unfairness in the Saghafi 2 workforce in America? What can be done to better the situations of the employees who desperately need the help in today’s labor filled society? Greenhouse’s theory of the American worker, in hindsight, is that their labor and the hours that they are putting into their work is becoming less appreciated by companies, managers, and anyone else who has the upper hand in the business firms. He even names many incidents of people who share their
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