The condition of having more work than one can
handle without suffering
negative physical,
emotional, or
spiritual side effects. Generally used to refer to an
employee's condition, though one can certainly feel overworked after a long
afternoon's
chores about the house. One who is overworked may feel this way not merely because of workload, but because the
compensation one receives for
performing such work does not agree with
one's idea of how much one deserves to be paid.
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