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Stress in the Workplace in Britian--what's it like in the USA?

A sizeable percentage of UK workers are under significant stress--enough to make them call in sick (for other reasons) and enough that 17% of those who left their jobs left because of excessive workloads. We have a stress epidemic on our hands.

Stress In The Workplace: Poll

If you are employed, is your job stressful?

Study ranks most stressful jobs - not cops or firefighters

Policing may seem like one of the most stressful jobs, but the ordinary factory worker is more likely to feel psychological strain, concludes a "surprising" new Canadian study of mental health and the workplace.

Great Stress Relievers

If work is stressing you out, try these stress relievers. You will find some of them very creative.

Bad job, bad health?

So I guess it is true, my day job IS killing me

Stress of job demands, fears grow for Dallas-Fort Worth workers left behind after layoffs

Stress of job demands, fears grow for Dallas-Fort Worth workers left behind after layoffs

In today's workplace, stress and fear often the norm

Does this sound like your workplace? You want to talk to your boss about a touchy subject, but you worry that speaking up will propel you to the head of the line during the next round of layoffs. You argue with a colleague about work, even though you...

Stress causing men, women problems with sex: survey

The mounting stress in life has caused as high as 70 per cent of male adults in Taiwan to feel that they are not up to a decent performance in bed while around 66 per cent of females expressed dissatisfaction with their sex life, according to a survey released yesterday.

Stress of job demands, fears grows for Dallas-Fort Worth workers left behind after layoffs

Kim, a single mother of two children, has seen her pay cut by 5 percent, her health benefits decrease, her 401(k) match disappear and her workload grow after her company cut workers to ride out the recession.

Earning an honest day's wage

Stress no stranger to farmer

Stress, Burnout Taking Toll on Many Still in U.S. Workforce

Listen to the Audio As part of his ongoing series of reports on Making Sense of financial news, Paul Solman's reports how economic woes aren't just hard on the unemployed. As the recession drags on, many of those who are employed say they're overworked and underpaid. JIM LEHRER: Now to another part of the labor story. It's about those who have jobs, but are being asked to do ever more. NewsHour ...

Pet owners like taking their pets to work, but rules should be established

By Marie Stempinski, Special to the Times Friday, September 3, 2010 Workers are happier when they take their pets to work, but not all co-workers share their enthusiasm. Companies are wise to establish workplace “pettiquette.” Did you know that one in five American companies allow employees to bring their pets to work? That's according to a recent survey by the American Pet Products ...

Ask Dr. Marcia: Women's gossip ruins workplace for others

Dr. Marcia: I work in a small office in Parsippany: 15 people, 11 of them women. There are always problems. Gossip is an everyday occurrence, and sometimes things escalate to screaming, tears and people just walking out for the day.

Acing Tricky Questions

Regardless of how offbeat some interview questions may sound, most employers have their own hidden reasons for asking them. The way you react to a question can actually score more points with the interviewer than the answer you give.

Wide Variation In EMS Agency Safety Cultures: Pitt Study

A survey of emergency medical services (EMS) agencies from across the country found wide variation in perceptions of workplace safety culture - providing a tool that might point to potential patient safety threats, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The study, to be published in the October/December issue of Prehospital Emergency Care and now available ...