Stressed? Heres Help: Who Is Stressed?
Who Is Stressed?
In a recent national poll by , more than half of employees said they work under a great deal of stress; 77 percent reported feeling burnout sometimes.
What was the primary cause of stress on the job?
difficult coworkers (16%)
unrealistic workload (14.6%)
tight deadlines (10.6 %)
last-minute projects (9.5%)
overbearing or interfering boss (8.8%)
personal worries (7.4%)
time management/procrastination (5.7%)
asked to do things outside area of expertise (5.2%)
Source: survey of more than 2,500 workers
So who is most overworked? In a Harris Poll 2,271 respondents identified the following:
Nurses
Teachers
Homemakers
Waiters/waitresses
Doctors
Police officers
Are you at risk? Take the burnout inventory test, which evaluates whether you are overly stressed and heading for burnout in your work.