3 Dysfunctional Ways We've Adapted To The Hell Of The 24/7 Workplace

How do you deal with the “cult of busy”? That’s the term Erin Reid uses to describe today’s work-first culture in which ideal employees are expected to put their jobs first, work all the time and be constantly available to the boss.

In the June cover story of Harvard Business Review, “Managing the High-Intensity Workplace,” Reid and coauthor Lakshmi Ramarajan describe how workers adapt to these demands. It’s not a good look for anyone.

“Our research shows that being always available is actually dysfunctional for everyone at some level,” Reid, an assistant professor at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, told The Huffington Post.

Recall the recent portrayal of employees at Amazon, where work culture is so bruising that The New York Times reported workers were crying at their desks. In the company’s warehouses, workers collapse from exhaustion.

It’s not just employees who suffer. When companies create a work-first culture, turnover is likely higher — people quit, and the cost of replacing them is high. Read more on Huffington Post