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

Many workers decide to dedicate themselves to their jobs, but

this

means they have fewer

hours

of free time.

Although

this

can help their career, I believe that there are more drawbacks because it will negatively impact their health. The main reason people

work

extra

hours

is to gain a promotion. In many jobs, an employee is in competition with his colleagues, and those that achieve the greatest productivity is most likely to be promoted.

For instance

, Elon Mask demands that his employees at Tesla and Space X

work

7 days a week, and those who cannot maintain that pace are very unlikely to remain with the company.

However

, I believe that any promotions earned will be short-lived as working in

this

way is not sustainable. The disadvantage is that working very arduous

hours

can be detrimental to a person’s wellbeing.

This

is because, without time to unwind, stress from

work

increases and affects both an individual’s physical and mental health.

For example

, many lawyers leave the profession well before retirement because of the negative health implications of being expected to

work

more than 80

hours

per week. As maintaining a healthy body and mind is so important for human beings, I am of the opinion that working long

hours

has too many disadvantages. In conclusion,

although

it might be tempting to make career advancement the number one priority by working extra

hours

, one must consider the sustainability of

such

an approach due to an increased likelihood of poor wellbeing. For these reasons, the negatives far outnumber the positives.