Safety and health jobs are naturals for making you feel overworked and overwhelmed. You know this by now, and a study of 1,000 working adults confirms it.
Characteristics of safety and health work — constant interruptions; multi-tasking; lack of respect; being tethered to technology such as cell phones, faxes, pagers, beepers, and email; overtime; being on-call 24/7; and having management responsibilities — were all cited by respondents as adding to feelings of being overworked, overwhelmed by work demands, and not having enough time to step back and reflect on the work they are doing.