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Benefits January 8, 2007
Small Business Execs Stretched for Time
January 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Nearly one in
five managers admit to reading work-related e-mail and
documents while in the bathroom and nearly half work while
driving, according to a recent survey.
Reported by Adrien Martin
The survey of 300 small business executives conducted on behalf of Staples, Inc. found that small business leaders are especially finding it difficult to strike a balance between work and personal time because they often lack the support infrastructure of their big business counterparts.
In fact, nearly two-thirds (62%) work well beyond a 40-hour week, and one in five (21%) work a double week, logging an extra 40 or more on-the-job hours.
These demands to work longer hours have bled into their personal lives, with 21% saying they work while they eat dinner at least four to five times a per week. Some 37% could not remember their last vacation.
Mobile phones and hand-held e-mail devices put even more pressure on the executives to work around the clock. More than 68% work on their days off checking e-mail, voicemail or making work-related calls while 66% work after hours and at night. Some 51% work on their holidays and 47% work during what is supposed to be family time.