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

It has come to notice that many are working for long hours these days, not sparing much life for other activities.

Although

working extra

time

may help the individual or a company to get the job done quickly,

however

, not investing some seconds in personal life may lead to health and physical problems.

This

essay will talk about the advantages and disadvantages of the same in the following paragraphs.

Firstly

, many professionals have been working from home due to the pandemic for the

last

two years.

This

, working from home made people struggle for longer hours because of various reasons

such

as low internet connectivity, disturbance from family, more requests etc.

As a result

of it, employees forced themselves to sit in front of their personal computers for more than required to complete the daily deliverables.

This

might have helped clients to get their projects done before the due date, and end-user might have been satisfied with on-

time

service. The people who worked very hard to complete the tasks before the cut off

time

by utilizing their leisure

time

might have received a recognization or an increase in their annual salary.

For example

, TCS has offered a 10% additional bonus to all their employees during 2020-21 for their continuous efforts from the home.

However

, on other hand, many people who invested their free

time

in the office work ended up having a lot of health issues

such

as obesity, back pains and vision complications due to continuous focus on a computer screen. Few

also

got admitted into the hospitals due to the same.

For instance

, many software engineers who work day and night reported many health and mental issues as per the latest report. To conclude, since it is very significant to complete the company stuff on priority to ensure continuous support to the clients and as well as end-users, one should plan

accordingly

. Having said that, they cannot let themselves into a situation where they utilize their personal

time

for the office work as it leads to various issues mentioned above.