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When workers’ lives outside work are more fulfilling, it benefits employers too

  • Written by: Louis Tay, Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Purdue University
When workers’ lives outside work are more fulfilling, it benefits employers tooIf you never take a break, the extra hours of effort might not pay off.JGI/Tom Grill/Tetra images via Getty Images

Many employers are demanding more from workers these days, pushing them to log as many hours as possible.

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