A growing number of workers are logging in on Sundays, driven by flexibility or job insecurity. This shift blurs work-life boundaries and risks burnout.
01Summary
- 01Nearly half of workers often work Sundays, per an Owl Labs survey of 2,000 people.
- 0221% work the whole or nearly the whole Sunday, while 24% do a few hours.
- 03Microsoft data shows chat messages outside standard hours rose 15% year-over-year to 58 per user.
- 04Workers are interrupted roughly every two minutes during core hours by meetings, emails or messages.
- 0538% of workers report meeting fatigue, with complaints about length and number of meetings.
02Why it matters
If Sunday work becomes the norm, it may increase burnout and job churn, especially in a tight labour market where employees feel pressured to prove their worth.
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