Is Work Killing Us?

Is burnout simply the cost of doing business? What responsibility do employers have for the health and well-being of their workers? Jeffrey Pfeffer, the Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business and author of Dying for a Paycheck and 7 Rules of Power, says that the connection between workplace stress and negative health outcomes is as strong as the link between smoking and cancer - and may contribute to as many as 120,000 deaths annually in the U.S. alone.
So what do we do about it?
Pfeffer’s answer isn’t just surprising - it’s a radical critique of the way we work today.
Is it time to rethink the way we work? Email us at [e-mail].
Related Links:
Jeffrey Pfeffer faculty profile: www.gsb.stanfo...
The Relationship Between Workplace Stressors and Mortality and Health Costs in the United States: www.gsb.stanfo...
“The Workplace Is Killing People and Nobody Cares”: www.gsb.stanfo...
“We Have 30 Extra Years”: A New Way of Thinking About Aging: www.gsb.stanfo...
Why “Copycat” Layoffs Won’t Help Tech Companies - Or Their Employees: www.gsb.stanfo...
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[@kris.listen]

Every person with responsibility is a slave to a paycheck. Employers don’t give a shit about you because there are trillions of people needing more money every year. There is nothing that can be done to change this. The more money one makes, the more they spend.

[@usmankhadim4567]

Killed me for sure