I'm struggling to find a good work-life balance.  By the time I get home at night I'm too exhausted to interact much with my girlfriend at home
I know where you are coming from. Why do you think you're exhausted?
I work 10 hours a day.  I get up before work to go to the gym, so I'm extra tired by the end of the day.  My job unfortunately doesn't offer flextime
10 hours a day it's a lot. Usually shifts are 8 hours, doesn't your company give you an extra day off work to compensate you for those many hours?
Overtime
Overtime is the amount of time someone works beyond normal working hours. The term is also used for the pay received for this time. Normal hours may be determined in several ways:
- by custom (what is considered healthy or reasonable by society),
- by practices of a given trade or profession,
- by legislation,
- by agreement between employers and workers or their representatives.
Most nations have overtime labour laws designed to dissuade or prevent employers from forcing their employees to work excessively
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