What do pilots‚ hairstylists and farmers have in common? Terribly high levels of stress‚ according to an online survey in South Africa.
About 2000 people in more than 40 professions participated in the study‚ which aimed to measure job-related stress based on several stress triggers.
The triggers included how much travel was required to do the job‚ its physical and mental demands‚ deadlines‚ amount of hours worked‚ being exposed to public scrutiny‚ exposure to conflict and the risks employees are exposed to.
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About 2000 people in more than 40 professions participated in the study‚ which aimed to measure job-related stress based on several stress triggers.
The triggers included how much travel was required to do the job‚ its physical and mental demands‚ deadlines‚ amount of hours worked‚ being exposed to public scrutiny‚ exposure to conflict and the risks employees are exposed to.
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