When you hear the word ‘work’ what comes to your mind? Required to earn money? Stress and exhaustion? Waking up early? Endless hours spent at the office? Spending half the day being drained of energy and losing the will to enjoy anything? Too much pressure?
The country’s social problems play their part in establishment of unsuitable work conditions. With the steady population increase, the unemployment rate of the country is on the rise. The employees are easily replaceable and exploitation is common. As a result, the impact of the office norms on the employee is ignored in Pakistan. There is heavy workload, unsuitable office environments, long working hours, low wages and even gender discrimination. As a result, employees find it hard to be productive at work.
There’s a large body of research that suggests that regardless of any reasons for working long hours, overwork is not beneficial. The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health has found that it leads to depression, diabetes, impaired memory and sleep. In Pakistan, companies don’t even offer medical insurance because of lack of proper laws – there is no accountability to ensure the employees are mentally and physically fit.
Extensive working hours is only the tip of the iceberg of problems that our work culture faces. It doesn’t create a facilitating environment for women to reach their potential because of gender discrimination and low wages. According to a recent online poll, 58% of the Pakistani professionals feel there is gender discrimination in their workplace.
The country’s social problems play their part in establishment of unsuitable work conditions. With the steady population increase, the unemployment rate of the country is on the rise. The employees are easily replaceable and exploitation is common. As a result, the impact of the office norms on the employee is ignored in Pakistan. There is heavy workload, unsuitable office environments, long working hours, low wages and even gender discrimination. As a result, employees find it hard to be productive at work.
There’s a large body of research that suggests that regardless of any reasons for working long hours, overwork is not beneficial. The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health has found that it leads to depression, diabetes, impaired memory and sleep. In Pakistan, companies don’t even offer medical insurance because of lack of proper laws – there is no accountability to ensure the employees are mentally and physically fit.
Extensive working hours is only the tip of the iceberg of problems that our work culture faces. It doesn’t create a facilitating environment for women to reach their potential because of gender discrimination and low wages. According to a recent online poll, 58% of the Pakistani professionals feel there is gender discrimination in their workplace.
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