Office workers say job stress causes physical problems (10/31)
Office workers may not realize that minor routine office actions add up, but according to one recent study two-thirds of U.S. office workers (66 percent) said they experience some physical problems as a result of job-related stress or exertion.
The second installment of Swingline Office Outlook, a series of surveys that track trends and current issues in the workplace, was recently conducted by Harris Interactive and commissioned by the Swingline Workspace Tools group, Lincolnshire, Ill. The survey examined what U.S. office workers would do in their free time if their job required less effort and what physical problems have occurred due to job-related stress and exertion.
The results showed a number of workers experiencing minor pains from work stress: