65% of workers said that workplace stress had caused
difficulties and more than 10 percent described these
as having major effects;
10% said they work in an atmosphere where physical
violence has occurred because of job stress and in
this group, 42% report that yelling and other verbal
abuse is common;
29% had yelled at co-workers because of workplace
stress, 14% said they work where machinery or equipment
has been damaged because of workplace rage and 2%
admitted that they had actually personally struck
someone;
19% or almost one in five respondents had quit a
previous position because of job stress and nearly
one in four have been driven to tears because of workplace
stress;
62% routinely find that they end the day with work-related
neck pain, 44% reported stressed-out eyes, 38% complained
of hurting hands and 34% reported difficulty in sleeping
because they were too stressed-out;
12% had called in sick because of job stress;
Over half said they often spend 12-hour days on
work related duties and an equal number frequently
skip lunch because of the stress of job demands.
