The Hidden Bill of Being Always On

Long-hours evidence: 70-hour workweeks produced no more output than 55-hour workweeks, making extra availability a diminishing-return bet.

Overtime evidence: schedules with overtime showed a 61% higher workplace-injury hazard rate than schedules without overtime.

Insufficient sleep was estimated to cost $1,967 in lost productivity per worker annually.

After-hours email evidence: employed Americans constantly checking work email on days off averaged 6.0/10 overall stress.