I quit my investment banking job after collapsing at work. Wall Street was seductive and nearly destroyed me.

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I quit my 9-to-5 Wall Street Job after passing out at work.
Former investment banking analyst Christine Ji says her six-figure salary boiled down to a $25-an-hour adjusted rate when she considered the long work hours.

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Employees who feel pressured to work after hours aren't as productive as people who stick to their 9-to-5, a new survey found

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Workers who spend too much time in meetings say they don't have enough time to focus, Slack's Workforce Index found.

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How the viral 'Bare Minimum Mondays' trend helped me beat the Sunday scaries and avoid burnout

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Marisa Jo Mayes has gone viral for TikToks of her "Bare Minimum Mondays," which she says helped redefine her relationship to work.

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The best time to send an email is Sunday at 3:00 p.m, a survey found, but experts warn this could be a form of 'techno-invasion'

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94% of internal work emails sent on a Sunday afternoon were opened, a study found.

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Bill Gates used to think that sleep is lazy, and competed with colleagues to get as little rest as possible

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Bill Gates said he tracks his sleep now to maintain brain health.

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Employee says ChatGPT carries out 80% of his work duties, which allowed him to take on a 2nd job, report says

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One worker said he used ChatGPT to generate written content and write messages to his manager.

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South Korea tried to push an almost 70-hour work week, but was forced to rethink after millennials and Gen Z protested

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The South Korean government proposed a 69-hour work week in March to appease business complaints.

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