40-hour workweek could be a thing of the past

According to a new survey, “Work Time,” the ten-hour workdays have replaced the 8-hour day, and the 40-hour workweek is quickly disappearing as more senior executives and managers opt to work longer hours.

According to the survey conducted by NFI Research, 77 percent of senior executives and managers worked between 41 and 60 hours a week. In addition, the study found that 52 percent of survey participants worked at least 51 hours a week and that, in general, U.S. workers work more hours than those in other countries.

Of the executives surveyed, 40 percent said they work at least 10 hours a day, while 20 percent said they worked 11 hours or more. All executives and managers employed at companies with 10,000 or more employees reported they worked at least nine hours each day.

NFI Research is a New Hampshire-based research company, which surveys approximately 2,000 senior executives and managers bimonthly.