Survey Reveals Americans Working More, But On Their Own Schedule

Good Technology, a provider of secure and managed enterprise mobility for a range of mobile devices, announced that the average American puts in more than a month and a half of overtime a year – just by answering calls and emails at home.

In a survey of U.S. working adults, more than 80 percent of people continue working when they have left the office - for an average of seven extra hours each week – almost another full day of work. That's a total of close to 30 hours a month or 365 extra hours every year. They're also using their cell phones to mix work and their personal life in ways never seen before.

While 60 percent do it simply to stay organized, almost half feel they have no choice because their customers demand quick replies. Thirty-one percent of respondents admit to continuing to work at home as they find it hard to 'switch off.' Half of Americans can't even put their phone down while in bed, as they read or respond to work emails after climbing under the covers.

This overtime has become so commonplace that only a quarter of the 1,000 workers polled said it caused an occasional disagreement with their partner. In what points to changing attitudes to mobile work, well over half surveyed reported no arguments whatsoever from their spouse or significant other over answering email or making work calls at home.

The study also revealed:

-- 68 percent of people check their work emails before 8 a.m.

-- The average American first checks their phone around 7:09 a.m.

-- 50 percent check their work email while still in bed

-- The work day is growing – 40 percent still do work email after 10 p.m.

-- 69 percent will not go to sleep without checking their work email

-- 57 percent check work emails on family outings

-- 38 percent routinely check work emails while at the dinner table

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