Overview

• A representative Statista poll of 1,500 employees conducted August 20–25 reports 48% feel overburdened and 44% are considering leaving their job within 12 months.
• Regular overtime is widespread, with 43% doing extra hours several times a week and 12% doing so daily, while 48% say they can concentrate productively for only 4–6 hours a day.
• Young workers are especially strained, as about 18% of 18–24-year-olds work beyond contracted hours and 54% in that group contemplate quitting within a year.
• Reported effects include reduced performance for 30%, quicker exhaustion for 63%, negative private-life impacts for 58%, frequent burnout for 56% and poor sleep for 39%.
• Short-term coping tactics are common, with 14% taking sudden vacation, 12% calling in sick and about 9% feigning higher workload, while Statista’s HR chief calls for a culture that proactively supports breaks.