Socioeconomic factors associated with poorer adult health include unemployment, lower quality employment, working or living conditions, education, health and social services, and low levels of community participation, cohesion and safety [ 5].
The hitch, of course, is that worry isn't really productive: usually, it's a distraction, and leads to lower-quality work.
"The NHS insisted on more work but paid less, so dentists ended up doing lower-quality work and concentrating on restorative work rather than preventative".
No matter your profession, the truth is that working longer hours can be counterproductive because you start putting out lower-quality work as time goes on.
"The [good years] encouraged complacency, and there was an abundance of lower-quality work," noted Bejerano, who sees in the current economic turmoil opportunity for a clear-out of the dead wood clogging up the sector.
Numerous studies have also shown that people respond to demeaning and disrespectful bosses and co-workers by calling in sick more often, making fewer suggestions, working less hard and doing lower-quality work.
Thus, this attracted young, inexperienced and low-quality pro labor (at times even homeless people), leading to inconsistent and lower-quality work.
Thus, this attracted young, inexperienced and low-quality pro labor (at times even homeless people), leading to inconsistent and lower-quality work.
If you're working longer hours but producing less or lower-quality work, it may be a sign of burnout, says Battley.
