Every day millions of Americans arrive at work filled with low-level dread and resignation. Since the recession hit (or perhaps before), they've been overloaded, overstressed, and overwhelmed. The typical workday is a marathon of rushing from one task after another, with few breaks between these bursts of effort, and even fewer words of thanks from equally frantic managers and coworkers. By the time they drag themselves the finish line at 5 (or 6 or 7 or even later), they're completely drained and wondering how they'll ever do it all again tomorrow. Too many employees these days are running on empty - and no matter how great their work ethic or their fear of unemployment, at some point the pace becomes unsustainable.
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