The average American works nearly 47 hours a week, according to a recent Gallup poll — that’s the highest level in almost 15 years. For salaried employees, that number ratchets up to 49 hours a week. And an extra-zealous cohort of worker bees — 21 percent in all — report working 50 to 59 hours a week.To put those numbers in perspective, consider that even just an average employee is working almost a full extra day a week. Which raises two thought-provoking questions: Why do so many workers feel like there’s never enough hours in a day to do their










