overworking
Toiling too much
Overworking is working too much or too hard, to the point of exhaustion or diminishing returns.
You can overwork yourself, or a boss can overwork employees.
The term extends beyond labor: overworking dough makes it tough, overworking a point belabors it.
She's been overworking herself since the promotion.
Work beyond scheduled hours
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
- overcommitPromise more than feasible
- overextendExceed one's limits
- overscheduleAssign too many obligations
overdo · overexert · overreach · overstretch · overdrive · workaholic · hustle · crunch
State of utter depletion
- collapseSudden structural failure
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- depletionReduction of supply
disillusionment · cynicism · detachment · apathy · hopelessness · demotivation · alienation · ennui
Force upon contact
- tensionStretched or strained state
- strainExcessive stretching force
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- worryTroubled mental state
nervousness · unease · apprehension · restlessness · agitation · irritability · headache · insomnia
State of needing rest
- wearinessState of being drained
- drainedEmptied of resources
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- enervationLoss of vigor
prostration · debilitation · weakness · sluggishness · drowsiness · sleepiness · languor · frazzle
overtime
Work beyond scheduled hours
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
- overcommitPromise more than feasible
- overextendExceed one's limits
overschedule · overdo · overexert · overreach · overstretch · overdrive · workaholic · hustle · crunch · all-nighter
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
depletion · disillusionment · cynicism · detachment · apathy · hopelessness · demotivation · alienation · ennui · despondency
pressure
Force upon contact
- tensionStretched or strained state
- strainExcessive stretching force
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
worry · nervousness · unease · apprehension · restlessness · agitation · irritability · headache · insomnia · cortisol
tiredness
State of needing rest
enervation · prostration · debilitation · weakness · sluggishness · drowsiness · sleepiness · languor · frazzle · sapped
toil
Strenuous, prolonged effort
hustle · treadmill · rat-race · routine · monotony · nine-to-five · workload · deadlines · backbreaking · unrelenting
- overdoingoverdoing, overindulging, overkill, excess, overreacting
- bad habitssmoking, drinking, lying, swearing, gossiping
- behaviorshabit, aggressive, agitation, conduct, passive
- excessexcess, too much, excessive, excessiveness, overabundance
- habitshabit, habits, bad habit, study habits, rituals
- work habitspunctuality, attendance, productivity, professionalism, reliability
overworkingresting
In a state of stillness
relaxing · recuperating · unwinding · recharging · taking a break
overworkingwork-life balance
Managing career and home
setting boundaries · moderation · healthy boundaries · self-preservation · unplugging
work, worker, working, workers, workshop, workday, rework, workable, overworked