Marketing staff willing to work long hours

People
working in the marketing sector accept long working hours as a necessary evil,
and are willing to work harder to get ahead, a survey has revealed.

A
new survey from recruitment agency Stopgap reveals that workers in the
marketing sector don’t see long hours as a negative aspect of their job, with
only a quarter saying work had interfered with their private lives.

Furthermore,
few respondents claimed to be experiencing the ill-effects of long-working
hours, with 97 per cent of the sample stating they had never had time off due
to stress.

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Claire
Owen, managing director of Stopgap, said: "The findings suggest that
burning the midnight oil is one part of the job that is expected, can be
enjoyable, and also essentially helps you bond with your team."

By Mike Berry