Infographic: The tell-tale signs of an overworked employee

Surpised this ranked so low. "Use 'em up and spit 'em out" seems to be the new norm. After all, there's a couple hundred unemployed workers to replace anyone who complains. No one would dare just quit, so companies can lay it on as thick as they want to.

Or bad management.

Yes, I work for a POS company who has taken it upon themselves to ignore their employees and take the "disposable employment" model....

Needless to say, I'm looking for another job. I didn't work in IT for 22 years to be treated worse than the janitorial staff...

We're in a situation right now where the CEO of this small company is not only demanding unreasonable goals, he's demanding that we do things the software isn't capable of. When we try to explain "It doesn't work that way" or "This isn't possible" his response is "That's not an acceptable answer. We're smart people. We can make it work the way I want it to work."

I can relate! And most of the people around me agree; too many changes at one time affect the quality of the work. At some point it will be noticeable.

What we want or don't want is absolutely irrelevant. It's all what we are willing and able to work for. And by "work," I include deferring gratification now for some better results in the future. If you "don't want" to do that, fine. Just don't complain that the world isn't fair. No one's going to listen.