Life in general stresses people out. That’s just the way the world works. There are lots of daily things that stresses us like bills, car problems or getting your kids to school on time and making sure they have lunch.
The difficulties faced by life due to having a job give rise to job stress. This can be very hard to cope with but there are ways to do it and still be able to relax and enjoy your work.
Statistics
Recent studies have shown that 40% of workers feel that their job is very or extremely stressful. 25% view their jobs as the main stressor in their lives. 29% reported feeling extremely stressed at work and 26% reported that they were frequently burned out at their jobs due to being stressed.
There are about 80% of workers who feel some sort of pressure on the job and want to cope with it. 14% reported that they felt close to striking a fellow worker due to job stress but didn’t, reported that they have felt like screaming at their boss and 65% says that such pressure has caused difficulties in other areas of their lives.
12% of people admitted that they have called in sick due to job stress and 19% say the job load has caused them to actually break down and cry.
And in this economy people are also coping job stress in unique ways they worry now about their hours being cut or their jobs being lost altogether. And there is also the added factor that comes when someone gets laid off and everyone else is forced to take on their workload because the company can’t afford to hire someone to do it.
How Does it Affect Health?
Health is definitely afffected by being stressed. People don’t realize just how much it can affect their lives, especially when job related. 62% of people suffering from job stress reported that they deal with daily back pain. 44% reported eye irritations. 30% of workers have reported hurting hands and 34% have admitted to having severe difficult sleeping. People who have work stress usually report the above symptoms as well as an upset stomach, headaches, low morale, teeth grinding and a short temper. Their performance at work suffers because of it as well and their job morale usually takes a nosedive.
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