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Spring Health, a global mental health company built on one AI-native platform, was cited by CNBC in a May 2026 piece examining the limits of overwork as a career strategy in an era of AI-driven workforce change. The article draws on perspectives from career experts on why putting in more hours no longer reliably signals commitment or earns job security, and why it often backfires.
Spring Health’s 2026 Workplace Mental Health Report contributed a specific data point to that argument: 46% of burned-out employees report difficulty staying focused and productive at work. CNBC used the finding to support the piece’s central argument that overwork degrades rather than demonstrates performance, and that for employers, a burned-out workforce is a direct liability, not a sign of engagement.
Read the full CNBC article at cnbc.com
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