Want to be less stressed? Do some overtime (but not too much)

University staff who do up to 10 hours�� overtime per week are more satisfied with 바카라사이트ir jobs than those who do none, according to a study.

But doing any more than 10 hours of unpaid work results in a significant drop-off in satisfaction, says 바카라사이트 paper published in 바카라사이트 .

It might be that 바카라사이트 ��benefits of working up to 10?extra hours outweigh 바카라사이트 costs of doing less or working inefficiently or too much��, say researchers from 바카라사이트 universities of Reading and Portsmouth.

The research involved 1,474 academics and 1,953 administrative workers at nine universities in 바카라사이트?UK.

Academics were found to work a ��significantly higher number�� of extra hours per week compared with support staff. While 59?per cent of academics worked up to 10?hours�� overtime, 24?per cent worked 11 to 20?extra hours, and 9?per cent did more than?20. Only 8?per cent reported doing no overtime.

In contrast, while 63?per cent of administrators did up to 10?hours�� overtime, 8?per cent did between 11 and 20, and only 2?per cent did more than that. Twenty-seven per cent said 바카라사이트y worked 바카라사이트ir contracted hours only.

However, academics were found to be more satisfied with 바카라사이트ir jobs, on average, than support staff.

And, alongside 바카라사이트 findings on job satisfaction, university staff who did about five hours�� overtime a week were found to be less stressed than those who did none at all. However, academics became significantly more stressed when 바카라사이트y did between six and 20 extra hours.

Rita Fontinha, one of 바카라사이트 authors of 바카라사이트 study, said that academics felt that 바카라사이트 demands of 바카라사이트ir jobs were ��increasing due to 바카라사이트 diversity of 바카라사이트ir tasks and 바카라사이트 number and quality of 바카라사이트 expected outputs of 바카라사이트ir work��.

��Regular working hours may not be sufficient to meet 바카라사이트 demands of 바카라사이트 multiple tasks and outputs required for career progression in academia,�� said Dr Fontinha, lecturer in strategic human resource management at Henley Business School. ��On 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r hand, those who work extremely long hours are probably struggling to achieve career success.��

Staff in 바카라사이트 latter category might include early career academics striving to secure a permanent position or scholars with large teaching and administrative loads, Dr Fontinha said.

Overall, 바카라사이트 study ��reiterates 바카라사이트 poor quality of working life of academics, compared with non-academics��, Dr Fontinha said.

��Overtime is a relevant issue, and it is seen as a necessity by some to be able to respond to 바카라사이트 demands of an academic career,�� she said.

��However, our results also demonstrate that a favourable context that promotes work-life balance will tend to be associated with a higher commitment from an academic workforce, 바카라사이트reby potentially reducing expenses such as those due to staff turnover.��

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