Sunday, June 5, 2011

Ways to keep your job from killing you


Job stress can fray nerves, keep you up at night, and contribute to health problems such as heart disease and depression, but to cure it you first need to find its origin.

The pecking order. It’s pretty clear that something about the workplace pecking order affects health. One factor seems to be how much control employees have over the demands associated with their respective jobs. “Pressure by itself wasn’t a key factor,” says Marmot. “It’s a combination of high demands and low control.” That combination—often found in lower-ranking, lower-paying jobs—is associated with an earlier death, and also with cardiovascular disease, mental health problems, sleep issues,

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