Employee burnout is becoming a huge problem in the American workforce
I&#x27;ve been working professionally in IT for about 6 years now and the concept of &#x27;working too little&#x27; has never come up from any of my managers.  I have a strict personal policy of working the exact amount of hours discussed upon hiring, and never responding to calls or email outside of those hours.  For example I worked at a Fortune 50 with a 37.5 hour workweek and always stuck to that.  I even counted the time I spent at lunch.  Issue never raised.<p>I am not saying cases exist where workers are asked to work more than their agreed hours.  I killed myself in kitchens for a $25k salary before switching to tech.  These cases are a problem.<p>My point is that this behavior is often self-imposed.  People seem to feel a sense of importance when they overwork themselves.  Simply stick to the number of hours you&#x27;ve agreed upon and tell your manager to discuss with their supervisor if they bring it up as a disciplinary issue.  This all qualified by being in a position of demand as an engineer.<p>Point is, you&#x27;d be surprised with what you can &#x27;get away with.&#x27;