Nowadays more and more people have to work long hours, resulting in the fact that they do not manage to set their priorities right. Workers end up sacrificing the time they could have spent with their nearest and dearest for the sake of a strict boss. There are two main factors which impact this tendency. A pursuit of a better life and public transport accessability. Both of these elementssteal our precious family time.
Firstly, nowadays an increasing number of people live below the poverty line. Trying to lift out of such a precarious financial situation, they face heavy workload with a wide range of daunting tasks. They are ready to go to any length but to get away from it all. Consequently, they accept every tempting offer possible if only overtime is paid. For example, at the beginning of his career path, Elon Mask used to spend more than 80 hours per week. He was running errands and had practically no time for his family and friends. It led to a divorce with his first wife who could not come to terms with such lifestyle.
Secondly, the time people have to waste commuting to work is enormous. Every day we hear breaking news that there are terrible car accidents which cause traffic congestions. What is more, people do not have public transport facilities at their fingertips in some areas. As a result, humans are compelled to get up earlier and sleep less which might have some dangerous repercussions for health (sleep deprivation, fits of rage, nervous breakdowns and so on).
It goes without saying that society significantly suffers from these implications. For instance, when a breadwinner of a family is snowed under with work, it might cause soaring divorce rate. Furthermore, it affects children who are insulted by the scarcity of attention from parents. This actively demonstrates that these problems considerably harm the society and its integrity.
To conclude, there is a diversity of issues which can cause this trend. However, if the government and individuals alike were to help, the situation will change for the better in 20-year period.