PBS did a report tonight on how the economy is effecting employment and American workers, and on "the rising number of employees who are being asked to do more and more for less money, "and on how this trend  is leading to an increased number of "so-called burned out" workers. See the video.

Companies are not hiring workers and expanding the workforce, but are insisting that employed workers do more.

Juliet Schor of Boston College says in the report, "We do know that we had massive layoffs. The workers who are left are doing much more work, and so we're seeing a lot of anecdotal evidence of rising stress, burnout, and unmanageable kinds of schedules for people."

William  Driscoll of Robert Half, a staffing firm, says that, "Robert Half: -- surveyed 1,400 people across all lines of business in different jobs, and 37 percent said that they were overworked and underpaid. And even four in 10 said that they might want to look for another job, you know, as things start to improve."

I know how the workers feel, but what is the solution? Increased hiring? Employers complain about economic uncertainties and the increased cost of new employees. Well, something will have to give, or a lot of people will break.