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White collar go into overdrive(chinadaily.com.cn)Updated: 2007-05-10 13:45 According to a study from Beijing Normal University, 70 percent of white-collar workers always work overtime. They now have a nickname of "super model workers" because they work even harder than traditional model workers. Xu Yan, the professor from School of Psychology at Beijing Normal University said the reason behind working 10 hours per day including weekends is because of increasing social pressure. Said Beijing Morning Post. Xu has studied this subject for three years, which is why the study only came out now. However, working overtime has become a recent phenomenon, especially in big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou. Job director, Che Ning explains, some white collars set a too high expectations about their careers, which is another reason that leads to super model workers. He also says white collars should think more about striking a work-life balance. (For more biz stories, please visit Industry Updates) |
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