Working Late Again! More than 60 Percent of Employees Report Poor Balance Between Work and Personal Life, According to TrueCaree
October 28 2005 - 12:45PM
PR Newswire (US)
Working Too Many Hours, Worrying About Work When Not on the Job
Among Top Reasons RESTON, Va., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The majority
of employees feel like they are spending more time in the office
then at home according to a new survey by TrueCareers, the leading
online job board for finding educated, diverse candidates quickly
and easily. The survey of almost 600 employees has found that more
than 60 percent of employees believe that they have a poor balance
between their work and personal lives. TrueCareers found that 35
percent of employees believe that worrying about work when on the
job has caused them to sacrifice a portion of their personal life.
Twenty-five percent say that working too many hours has been the
source of the interference. The survey also found that half of
employees feel guilty when taking a day off from work or going on
vacation. Fifty-four percent of employees did say that their
employer encourages them to have a life outside of work although
nearly 80 percent say that their company does not sponsor non-work
related events such as intramural sports. And while employees feel
that they are working too much, only 20 percent report they are
looking for a new job due to a poor balance between their work and
personal lives. "Employees are often pulled in different directions
and asked to take on more while putting in longer hours," said
Cecelia Dwyer, president, TrueCareers. "However, this work-first,
play-later attitude is nothing new. Many of these employees may be
responsible for their poor work-life balance, as more than half
agree that their company's culture encourages them to have a life
outside of work." The survey, conducted on
http://www.truecareers.com/ during September 2005, is part of a
monthly survey series for job candidates and employers on a variety
of timely career-related topics. About TrueCareers TrueCareers is
the leading online job board for finding educated, diverse
candidates quickly and easily. As a division of Sallie Mae, the
nation's leading education loan provider, TrueCareers is uniquely
positioned to source the Sallie Mae database of loan borrowers and
offer these highly desirable candidates to the nation's leading
employers. TrueCareers received a 2004 WEDDLE's User's Choice Award
and was named to CAREERXROADS's most recent 50 Best of the Best
List. TrueCareers is a leading source for career data and has been
quoted by CNN, CBS MarketWatch, USA Today and BusinessWeek.
TrueCareers follows Sallie Mae's privacy policy and does not
disclose personal information to third parties. For more
information, visit http://www.truecareers.com/ or call
1-800-441-4062. SLM Corporation and its subsidiaries, other than
the Student Loan Marketing Association, are not sponsored by or
agencies of the United States. DATASOURCE: TrueCareers CONTACT:
Rick Castellano of TrueCareers, +1-703-984-5535, or Web site:
http://www.truecareers.com/ Company News On-Call:
http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/827187.html
Copyright