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The recession has been a burden on millions of Americans. With more than 14.6 million citizens out of work and millions more who are either underemployed or have stopped looking for work, there is a certain push for keeping career opportunities. Many individuals have decided to really putting forth the extra effort to impress their bosses in order to establish job security. Because many companies are still trying to downsize, some workers are trying to show their worth by taking on extra tasks.

More than 8 million jobs have been cut since the beginning of the 2008 financial crisis, according to Kiplinger. This is causing a number of people to grow increasingly concerned over their job security. Because of this problem, analysts have found that as a whole, the work-life balance has become skewed for many workers.

The news provider reports that consulting firm StrategyOne found that nearly more than one third of all American workers responded that their work-life balance wasn't ideal. Additionally, approximately 44 percent of respondents said that they felt they were spending too much time at work and not enough time with their families.

Approximately 38 percent of respondents said that their work-life balance had become worse since the beginning of the recession, indicating that people were trying harder in their positions in order to guarantee job security. Only 10 percent of individuals suggested that their work-life balance had improved since the start of the economic crisis.

"Far from having disappeared from public consciousness, the issue of work life balance remains a concern to American workers - even despite - and perhaps because of - the severe economic downturn," said Bradley Honan, Vice President of StrategyOne, who authored the study.