How is Stress Impacting Business Environments?
Despite the huge costs and high risks associated with work-related stress, many working environments are still chiefly characterized by high pressure and heavy workloads. What’s more, a susceptibility to stress is very much considered to be a weakness that employees cannot afford to highlight without fear of repercussions. These are some of the key findings from a new study of the international business community recently completed by Cubiks. Key findings from the survey: • 76% of survey respondents thought that their career prospects would be damaged if they complained of stress, and managers confirmed that they are right to think this-79% of managers said they would be less likely to employ a candidate if they suspected that they were prone to stress and 87% would be less likely to promote an existing employee if they had doubts over their ability to handle stress. • One in four said that their average stress levels at work were either high or very high and almost half expect these l
