Work stress overshadowed by domestic stress
29 August 2012
Study reveals that employers find relationships and finance more stressful than work
Domestic life is more stressful than work pressures for 68% of workers, according to research by YouGov and Croner.
The research found that financial worries (27%), relationship problems (15%) and achieving work/life balance (12%) are to blame for the most stress.
Workplace factors including workload, long hours, pay, and even a long commute were only considered the most stressful by a combined minority of 25%. The remaining 7% blame other factors or do not get stressed.
However, when quizzed further about the workplace, a heavy workload was voted as the most stressful by 24% of respondents, followed by poor working relationships (14%), working long hours (12%), and pay and benefits (12%).
