Less coffee no solution to overwork
<p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="rediscovering">rediscovering</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="break">break</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="lunches">lunches</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="desk">desk</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gym">gym</span> (<span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>), <span word="or">or</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="productive">productive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="chores">chores</span> <span word="done">done</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nap">nap</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="grave">grave</span>. <span word="CCTV">CCTV</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 24-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="overwork">overwork</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overtime">overtime</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="digging">digging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="desks">desks</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="their">their</span> 8 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="email">email</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2014, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span> 600,000 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pin">pin</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alarming">alarming</span> <span word="figure">figure</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="overtime">overtime</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span>.</p><p><span word="Overtime">Overtime</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="bursts">bursts</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flexibility">flexibility</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="workload">workload</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="norm">norm</span>.</p>
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