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Not so bad. Most of us who work long hours like the jobs we are in. Those who don't, change jobs quickly

  • Written by Mark Fabian, Lecturer, Australian National University
Not so bad. Most of us who work long hours like the jobs we are in. Those who don't, change jobs quicklyFew Australians keep working long hours for long, unless they really, really like their jobs.Shutterstock

No biggie. Most of us who overwork like the jobs we are in. Those who don’t change jobs fairly quickly

Overwork? Most of us who work long hours like our jobs. Those who don’t, move on

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