Career · FORTUNE
Fortune #45
Caution
Overtime that harms health should not become the measure of dedication. Record the load and discuss limits before fatigue becomes an accident.
QUOTE CARD
A quote for you
“ช่างฝีมือคนหนึ่งใช้เวลาสามชั่วโมงในการทำงานของตนในแต่ละวัน และใช้เวลาเก้าชั่วโมงในการศึกษาค้นคว้า”
— ไมโมนิเดส
แพทย์ นักปรัชญา และนักวิชาการชาวยิวในยุคกลาง
- Person
- Maimonides
- Source work
- Treatise 3: “The Study of the Torah,” Chapter 1, Section 12, H. Russell, trans. (1983), p. 52
- Source text
- An artisan busies himself with his work for three hours each day and spends nine hours in study.
STORY & REFLECTION
The physical cost of repeated overtime
Guidance-based illustration · The physical cost of repeated overtime
Illustrative scene: An employee works late nearly every night to keep deliveries on schedule. The next morning they drive while drowsy and miss details in a task they must verify.
They collect actual hours and added tasks and propose moving some work or sharing review duties rather than waiting for a stronger warning. Concerning symptoms also warrant health advice.
The ILO and WHO report an association between very long working hours and cardiovascular risks. Chronic overtime deserves a real workload discussion, not praise as mere dedication.
Repeated excess hours are information for changing the work system, not a trophy to defend.
Reflection
Sustainable work needs limits.
A small action today
Record hours and request workload adjustment.
A question to reflect on
Which recurring work period has the clearest effect on your health?