We all know people who like to brag about how many hours they put in at work: Fifty hours a week, or sixty, or even seventy or more, which means they're putting in ten hours a day, seven days a week. It's almost more than normal humans can bear.
It should come as no surprise that a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland confirms what we've always suspected: These people are lying. People who claim they work 55 to 64 hours a week, the study found, tend to exaggerate that number by about 10 hours. Those saying they work 65 to 74 hours a week are generally off by more like 20 hours.
In general, people overstate their work hours by about 5 to 10 percent. So if you're not working his weekend, don't feel guilty: Your colleagues probably aren't working as much as they claim to be, either.
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