《过劳》内容简介

　　两位作者深入美国财富500强公司的IT部门展开调研并指出：过长时间的工作既损伤员工的身体健康，也造成了公司整体工作效率的下降。

　　21世纪的今天，过劳无处不在，无时不有。全球化和新技术革命给各行各业带来了危机感，“任务太重、时间太紧”的工作模式正在持续伤害员工和企业。那些在裁员中幸存下来的员工则不得不承担被裁员工的工作，工作负担骤然上升。公司秉持“少花钱多办事”的原则，员工们则被迫加班加点，疲于奔命。

　　随着疫情的暴发，居家办公使家庭和工作之间的分界线消失了，远程办公导致工作时间变得更长，员工经常感到一种随时待命的压力。即使疫情已经结束，大多公司仍对掌控员工所有个人时间的工作模式情有独钟，“24小时待命”成为新常态。

　　实际上，应对“超负荷工作”的解决之道不在于建立“用命拼搏”的企业文化，更不在于鼓励员工自行调整所谓的“工作-生活平衡状态”，而是需要企业与员工一起，采取新的工作方式，提高工作效率。本书基于实地调研，为企业和员工都提供了可行的解决方案。

　　荣获美国社会学学会马克斯·韦伯奖，公理商业图书奖银奖，被“商业内幕”（BusinessInsider）网站评为关于“工作未来”的十大著作之一。

　　以大量调研数据为支撑，辅以引人入胜、代入感极强的真实案例，分析高负荷工作模式造成的长期压力如何导致了职业倦怠、雇员流失以及业绩水平下滑，并提供改变这种不健康工作环境的实用策略。

　　作者简介：

　　[美]艾琳·L.凯利,麻省理工学院斯隆管理学院斯隆工作与组织研究所特聘教授，也是美国工作与就业研究所的核心教员。凯利研究职场政策和管理实践对公司、员工和家庭的影响，同时也关注社会公平、元福祉和组织绩效等问题。她的研究聚焦于各种组织和行业中的工作时长、工作与家庭的平衡、带薪家庭休假、反性骚扰政策和多元化问题。

　　[美]菲利斯·莫恩,明尼苏达大学社会学系教授。她最近出版的著作包括《再次成年：处于风险、变革和理想边缘的婴儿潮一代》。艾琳·L.凯利和菲利斯·莫恩对超负荷工作的研究曾刊登在《纽约时报》上。

　　

Introduction to the content of Overwork

The authors explored the IT departments of Fortune 500 companies and found that long working hours hurt both the health of employees and the overall productivity of the company.

Today in the 21st century, overwork is everywhere, all the time. Globalization and the new technological revolution have brought a sense of crisis to all walks of life, and the work model of "too much work and too tight time" is continuing to hurt employees and enterprises. Those who survived the layoffs were forced to take on the jobs of those who were laid off, and the workload skyrocketed. The company adheres to the principle of "doing more with less", and employees are forced to work overtime and run hard.

With the outbreak, working from home has removed the dividing line between home and work, telecommuting has led to longer working hours, and employees often feel a pressure to be on call. Even with the end of the pandemic, most companies are still embracing work models that control all of their employees' personal time, and "24-hour availability" is the new normal.

In fact, the solution to "overwork" is not to establish a "hard work" corporate culture, let alone encourage employees to adjust their so-called "work-life balance", but to work with employees to adopt new ways of working to improve work efficiency. Based on field research, this book provides actionable solutions for both companies and employees.

Won the American Sociological Association's Max Weber Award, a Silver Axiom Business Book Award, and was named one of the top 10 books on the "future of work" by BusinessInsider.

Backed by a wealth of research data, and supported by compelling and compelling real cases, this study analyzes how chronic stress caused by high-load work patterns leads to burnout, employee turnover, and lower performance levels, and offers practical strategies for changing this unhealthy work environment.

About the author:

Erin L. Kelly is a Distinguished Professor at the Sloan Institute for Work and Organization at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a core faculty member of the American Institute for Work and Employment. Kelly studies the impact of workplace policies and management practices on companies, employees, and families, while also focusing on issues of social equity, meta-well-being, and organizational performance. Her research focuses on working hours, work-family balance, paid family leave, anti-sexual harassment policies, and diversity issues in a variety of organizations and industries.

Phyllis Moon is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota. Her most recent books include Coming of Age Again: Baby Boomers on the Brink of Risk, Change, and Ideals. Erin L. Kelly and Phyllis Moon's study of overwork was published in The New York Times.