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A medical resident worked 207 hours of overtime in a month. His case highlights Japan's continuing problem with karoshi - death by overwork.

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[โ€“] Magrath@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where do you live if you don't mind saying? That blows my mind the other way.

[โ€“] DigitalAudio@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

Colombia. Solidly placed among the worst countries in the world in terms of work-life balance.

I have a decent job and I don't work that much, but I'm basically a freelancer, so that's already pretty different.