Examining the Glamourisation of Overwork Culture
In today's society, overworking is glamorized more than ever, with an emphasis on hustling and putting in long hours. This article explores how overwork can lead to burnout, impact mental and physical health, and questions whether prioritizing wellbeing will become more prevalent. It raises concerns about the prevalence of bragging about work hours and discusses the need for a shift towards valuing self-care over relentless work devotion.
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Why do we glamourise overwork more than ever? ESL Brains
Lets learn some vocabulary! ESL Brains ESL Brains
Replace the underlined words and phrases with the words in the boxes. You will need to change the form of some. put in brag devote hustle perk take a toll on track work yourself ragged A. Nowadays we often hear that we should work harder. B. You look exhausted. You need to stop overworking. C. She s been working long hours at the office recently. D. He s always boasting about how much money he earns. E. A company car is not the only benefit that comes with the job. F. Some people commit themselves fully to their work. G. When you suffer from chronic stress, you re on a fast path to burnout. H. Overwork can harm your mental and physical health. 4 ESL Brains
Lets check the answers. put in brag devote hustle perk take a toll on track work yourself ragged hustle A. Nowadays we often hear that we should work harder. working yourself ragged B. You look exhausted. You need to stop overworking. putting in C. She s been working long hours at the office recently. bragging D. He s always boasting about how much money he earns. perk E. A company car is not the only benefit that comes with the job. devote F. Some people commit themselves fully to their work. track G. When you suffer from chronic stress, you re on a fast path to burnout. take a toll on H. Overwork can harm your mental and physical health. 5 ESL Brains
Summarise the article using the words and phrases in the box. brag devote hustle perk put in take a toll on track work yourself ragged 6 ESL Brains
Lets talk! ESL Brains ESL Brains
part 1/2 Discuss the questions. Do you agree that hustling hard, putting in long hours and exhaustion are markers of success? Why (not)? Do you think that burnout and the overwork culture are more common now than 20 30 years ago? How often do you hear people bragging about how much they work? Do you think things will change and people will start to prioritise wellbeing over working themselves ragged? 8 ESL Brains
part 2/2 Discuss the questions. How can overwork lead to burnout? Has your devotion to work ever taken a toll on your mental or physical health? Some companies have started to notice the problem and offer mental health programmes to their employees. Are they on the right track to dealing with the issue? 9 ESL Brains
THANKS! ESL Brains ESL Brains
