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Many people work long hours, leaving very little time for leisure activities. Does this situation have more advantages or more diadvantages?

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A tendency when people prefer to dedicate
time
 to be at
work
 as much as possible is still very strong.
Although
this
 choice is beneficial for career prospects as many people think, it is crucial to have enough
time
 for
hobby
Suggestion
a hobby
hobbies
 or being with family to preserve high efficiency in a long term. Many employees think that working more hours could guarantee their career promotion. High involving in working process enables people to enhance their skills and expertise.
Furthermore
, often people agree to
work
 overtime even for free because as many researches have
showed
Suggestion
shown
, managers more possibly will give higher position to those who
work
 longer and harder.
Nonetheless
, it should be notified that hard working without adequate rest provides high productivity in
extremely short period
Suggestion
an extremely short period
extremely short periods
. For conserving employee engagement and expected outcome, it is important to ensure
work
/life balance. Spending all the
time
 at
work
 could have
detrimental impact
Suggestion
a detrimental impact
 on health generally, and on
psychological state
Suggestion
the psychological state
 particularly.
Additionally
, interpersonal relations usually become worse because people are more stressed and anxious after long working shift.
Moreover
, it is obligatory to change activities for keeping motivation on high level.
For instance
, Scandinavian countries allow reducing
number
Suggestion
the number
 of working hours per week to give opportunity to their citizens to have more free
time
 for relaxation. Human’s desire to obtain better positions with big financial rewards, perks and other bonuses makes people
to
Suggestion
work
work
 harder and longer.
However
, both employers and employees should understand that it is vital to have enough
time
 for various leisure activities to be more efficient and productive for years.
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