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Beijing Residents Work 53 Minutes Overtime Per Day

The workday of the average Beijinger is an extra 39 minutes per day longer than it was two decades ago, Beijing Evening News reported.

"Beijing residents now work 9 hours and 50 minutes on an average working day, including 1 hour and 5 minutes commuting, 7 hours and 52 minutes at work and 53 minutes of overtime," a survey conducted by the Beijing Municipal Statistics Bureau revealed.

People aged 31-35 have the longest working hours, including 67.4 minutes of overtime on average, the survey said. Categorized by professions, the survey said self-employed people work most, with 1 hour and 58 minutes overtime per day. The second busiest job is scientific research, with about 1 hour and 31 minutes extra work per day.

"Compared with 20 years ago, Beijing residents are now spending less time on cooking, laundering and shopping," a commentator on the survey said. The higher the salary, the less time people spend on housework.

Residents, however, are investing more time on leisure activities, such as watching TV, exercising and surfing the Internet in their spare time compared to two decades ago. On the other hand, though many people acknowledge that overworking compromises one's health and life, they voluntarily act like workaholics.