At an age when they should be thinking about retirement, these workers are working harder and in more jobs than ever.

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Amid layoffs and burgeoning workloads, working any time, all the time, has become a habit for many employees. But companies trying to enforce time-off policies are discovering a paradoxical truth: To get more done, we need to stop working.

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I have a dilemma on my hands. I graduated college in 2004 with a degree in Communications. I worked for a few years for a TV station, but unfortunately had to make the change to leave because I was making what was the equivalent of below minimum wage. I was working two jobs to supplement what I could not make at work.During the weekends I always worked for my uncle who owns a number of large car dealerships in the NY area. He used to pay me a nice amount of money for helping him out.

One day back in 2008 he called me and said " I have a proposition for you, you know my business and I know you would do fantastic working for me, and ultimately I need someone I could trust to take it over. You will have benefits, I will pay for a car for you, and a salary which was more than double what I was making to start off with"

I fought myself, but ultimately felt that it was a good decision and started there full time. Only then did I start seeing that my uncle( who is very successful) but a workaholic. I turned a deaf ear to it for a long time( working 6 days a week, usually 10-12 hour days, only taking 3 days off for the entire year, and being chastised in front of the office for it) .

Recently I got engaged, and we are in the midst of planning a wedding. My fiancee has always gotten a little upset with the amount of hours, but she always told me" You are busting your butt for him,and I never see you and even though I hate the hours that you work, if he ultimately is going to make you a manager or a bigger part, then I am all for you working there.
. I feel like I am getting fed up with his constant change of mood and last minute rule changes. I have been here for 3.5 years with NO RAISE and I am really, really confused how to ask for one. . My fiancee says to speak to him more as an uncle than a boss when asking him. He walks around with the usual" what have you done for me lately" attitude. I know that I deserve one (accolades from co-workers and a constant stream of referral customers coming in), but am hesitant to what he thinks

The crux of my argument is that I have been here almost 4 years and am only makeing marginally more than when I started.

PLEASE HELP!!