08/24/2017

New Study Confirms Americans Are Overworked

While the information economy relies less on physical labor, it doesn’t mean work is easier

There may be a lot less physical labor involved in the information economy than there was in the industrial era, but it doesn’t mean work is easier.

In a new report on the results of its 2015 American Working Conditions Survey (AWCS), the Rand Corporation paints a troublesome picture of the modern American work experience. It outlines significant challenges for today’s employees—specifically, a lack of control over one’s schedule, a high-pressure work environment, a toxic social culture, and a tendency for jobs to spill into free time.

“The AWCS findings indicate that the American workplace is very physically and emotionally taxing, both for workers themselves and their families,” a report summary states. “Most Americans (two-thirds) frequently work at high speeds or under tight deadlines, and one in four perceives that they have too little time to do their job.”

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