Prem Rao points to the emergence of extreme jobs.
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People in extreme jobs work for more than 70 hours per week, have frequent travel, highly unpredictable schedules, and are available to their clients on virtually a 24/7 basis.
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Today’s overachievers are cast as “road warriors and masters of the
universe,” says Sylvia Ann Hewlett. Warning that their pace is not
sustainable, Hewlett says, “There’s a lot of risk attached. The fallout
in private lives is huge.” In addition, she says, women are being left
behind because many cannot put in 70-hour weeks.
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