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'I'm Just Too Busy' -- Is Being Overworked the New Status Symbol? New research suggests Americans equate harried lifestyles with higher social standing
« on: April 16, 2017, 01:40:07 pm »
'I'm Just Too Busy' -- Is Being Overworked the New Status Symbol?
New research suggests Americans equate harried lifestyles with higher social standing
 

THURSDAY, April 13, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Workaholism, it seems, is the new black.

People who complain endlessly about being overworked and overwhelmed may be sending others a less-than-subtle message: "I'm more important than you."

So finds new research suggesting that some Americans are eschewing old tipoffs to status -- weekday rounds of golf and months-long vacations.

Instead, higher status is now transmitted by at least claiming to be oh so busy.

https://medlineplus.gov/news/fullstory_164629.html
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Re: 'I'm Just Too Busy' -- Is Being Overworked the New Status Symbol? New research suggests Americans equate harried lifestyles with higher social standing
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2017, 02:19:19 pm »
Is leisure time not decreasing across the board, or with working individuals?  Unemployed change the equation.
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