work overload
noun[U]
WORKPLACEukusthesituationin which someone has too muchworkto do:
Workoverloadis one of thereasonswhy the two-weekfamilyvacationisbecominga thing of the past.
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work overload
Questions about handlingworkoverload, dealing with multiple projects, and handling conflict are typical.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It has been suggested thatworkoverloadand circadian desynchronization may cause performance impairment.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.According to a theatre spokesman it was because of aworkoverload.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I had not taken a holiday and was slipping into the trap ofworkoverload.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Workoverload, pressure to succeed and the changeover from a research unit to a production facility started to take its toll on the scientists.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is estimated that more than 10,000 workers die annually owing to cerebral/cardio diseases caused byworkoverload.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Managers as well as other kinds of workers are vulnerable toworkoverload.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Both pilots had minimum descent altitude light warnings which are presumed to have given a visual warning, but neither pilot directed their attention to these because of theworkoverload.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Increased free cortisol secretion after awakening in chronically stressed individuals because ofworkoverload.
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Increased free cortisol secretion after awakening in chronically stressed individuals due toworkoverload.
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