Stress in the city - BBC London

For many Londoners, their job can be a major cause of stress in their lives, especially in the high-pressure environment in the City of London. Work-based stress can take a toll on peoples lives, but is that culture shifting? We've been to see how employers are helping their workers cope with daily stress.
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[@jakeso7737]

If you reading this you’re going to be just fine.

[@jan-nn9ix]

thank you i needed this

[@albymk8783]

Me too

[@mohamedsiadi8144]

I’ve been places in Africa that is so poor but the people are soo happy and stress free

[@Am4rkble]

Steve john because we in the West get trapped in the Rat Race. Work harder, buy bigger, be unsatisfied, repeat. Whereas over there they don’t have the rush of modern life. No springing out of bed at 6am, no boss to impress, no worries about being stuck in traffic, no worries about impressing other people.

[@sashabrande839]

You're soooooo right!

[@pritpala]

Same in India and various places in South east asia

[@sashabrande839]

@@pritpala i know right!

[@sashabrande839]

Stress free people are mentally rich, stressy people are mentally poor.

[@NCRC86]

It is not just the long working hours, it is London itself...is a really depressing city, it takes an hour to go anywhere! Overcrowded, bad weather, very expensive etc...the media try to makes us believe that is an amazing place but not! I lived in Milan, madrid and Lisbon and a cannot compare the quality of life out there! Its way better! 1 more month and i'm out of here!

[@NCRC86]

@Divine Rebel life is not about jobs and work, it is important but not everything.quality of life counts most and there is no quality of life In England sorry

[@PeteS_1994]

The ironic thing is that I have worked with people who grew up in various African countries which are said to be poorer yet they say in London all life is, is work. They even think life is better in their home country.

[@NCRC86]

@@PeteS_1994 the problem is that people only look on the amount of money they making and forget the quality of life...what is the point you earning 2000£ and youre flat is 1500£?simple things like going to the beach and spend all day there, having a barbecue with friends , be with family daily etc, is not possible here.then you see people on social media driving mercedes brand new and live in a box room what is the point?they cannot even afford to park the car in central london because is too expensive. there is not even pleasure to drive here it takes you 1 hours to do 8 miles...but the name London stands for "Rich" and people end up in the biggest trap of there lives without knowing...

[@NCRC86]

@@89Astarci i respect you're opinion , but i didn't just go for holidays in few countries i lived there too, i travel a lot and i can compare the quality of life and the beauty of the country and in my honest opinion is far behind... London its good to visit for a week and that's it, old fashion houses bad built, with very narrow roads and very little nature...apart from everything is dark from the weather to the houses ( no colour at all ) and looks the same all around. But like i said everyone have different opinions and this is mine....

[@qwertyasf]

London is overrated but *the* place to be for some people with certain ambitions let's just say

[@AB-lw4xq]

I agree with this wholeheartedly. I was born and raised in London. It's very easy to become isolated and stressed here. Most people are fake and no one has time for anyone. I have relatives that live only 15 mins away and I see them only 3 or 4 times a year

[@patrickcooper4175]

@A Hasnath That's insane

[@laimiskubilius7309]

​@John Buffalo hahhahah , so true

[@autismrules3622]

Ironic that they are trying to solve the problem of over-stressed people being overworked with NHS and police staff that also have to endure being over-stressed and overworked. The whole system is flawed.

[@qwertyasf]

Autism Rules omg how true 🤔

[@lindanorris2455]

right on!

[@PeteS_1994]

I don't feel I could be happy doing Paula's job as to me health comes before money. That fact that she gets up to travel at 6:30am and sometimes gets home at 12:00am says it all. She wouldn't be getting adequate amount of sleep.

[@MrAug80]

Oh god Paula’s job sounds like a nightmare. You would have no life at all. No leisure time or time with your family or friends.

[@christieomojo]

I moved to london from Manchester 17 years ago and i can say the standard of living has declined considerably.All these high paid office jobs are incredibly stressful.The cost of living is out of control so half of your wages goes on rent .Just getting to work on time is like runningban obstacle course it takes a toll on you bit by bit which is why i quit my job last month

[@sergeilondoner5373]

Doesn't your pay nearly double when you move from the regions to London though?

[@christieomojo]

@@sergeilondoner5373 its a false economy your pay is high but so are your bills the money left over isnt enough to do anything meaningful with like buy a house or flat etc thats why so many people are in a trap of going to overpriced restaurants,holidays,theatre, nightsout etc....to feel like they are actually living a fun life and to justify all the stress they are going through.

[@forza223bowe5]

London should reduce its prices for shops, rent, hotels and other industries. Budapest, is a capital city but was much cheaper

[@Hashterix]

It all started when Tony Blair opened the door to mass migration in the late 90s. It wasn't long before we didn't have enough housing so prices rose exponentially and it became the norm to live in shared houses (it never used to be this way). The new competition for jobs depressed wages and lengthened our work day from the famous 9 to 5 to a new normal 9 to 6. My boss had us working 9 to 6:30 until we said enough is enough... and managed to get half an hour of our day back but in exchange for a reduction of 30 paid sick days to 5. If you import people from the third world they will happily work harder for a lower standard of living, because it's still an improvement from their perspective. The result? Our infrastructure is now at bursting point and we're all worse off for it. Meanwhile it's somehow considered "racist" to point this out. For some reason the issue can never be too fast an increase in population but only that we don't supposedly pump enough money into the NHS, or don't build enough houses, or that somehow it's not that there's too many people needing to use a train, just not enough capacity on the network. It's completely bonkers!

[@forza223bowe5]

Hashterix I don’t blame Immigrants coming here in search of better wages. If the minimum wage is 480 a month in Poland and it’s £7.38 in the Uk, that’s a huge step up in pay. Unfortunately, the minimum wage has in theory become the maximum wage. The system is to blame, and bad bosses. That’s why we voted for Brexit

[@esdeekay4344]

When I was young, I loved living the city because it was convenient to have everything nearby. And I loved the busy atmosphere...the tourists... Now I live in a small, quiet, rural place and I don't mind the long commute to work. Coming home in a stress free environment feels so rewarding...

[@lindanorris2455]

good for you!

[@sashabrande839]

Go to Ghana people are so happy and vibrant compared to Britain

[@forza223bowe5]

I would rather live a simple and stress free life, to hell about money

[@thesaint8400]

Ghana is a shithole

[@sashabrande839]

@@thesaint8400 your very ignorant, and dumb to say that, yur the real shithole! I can prove to you

[@saddambarrow6364]

@@thesaint8400 Western people think they are better than African but they are not

[@Abraham_Tsfaye]

I live in Ethiopia and I earn less here in USD than I did in the UK. But the thing is we have a community spirit here. Everyone knows everyone and we all look out for each other. There was a story once of a women who died in a Camden flat and her body was only noticed 9 months after she died. They never even noticed the letters that were frothing out the mailbox. That could never happen here.

[@simple22travel11]

Everyone has a breaking point, take care of your health and be happy.

[@mattpryokra2245]

People in London man.... When I came down to Brixton for the first time in years, everybody looked tired, stressed uncaring and nervous with no self awareness, I'm so glad I grew up in The Lake District.

[@Abraham_Tsfaye]

I live in Ethiopia and I earn less here in than I did in the UK. But the thing is we have a community spirit here. Everyone knows everyone and we all look out for each other. There was a story once of a women who died in a Camden flat and her body was only noticed 9 months after she died. They never even noticed the letters that were frothing out the mailbox. That could never happen here.

[@MegakillerFortnight]

@@Abraham_Tsfaye you wrote it again...Are Ethiopians have problems with memory?

[@Hashterix]

The 9 to 5 is a lie. 9 to 6 is normal and my company used to make us work 9 to 6:30. Add an hour in a tin can at each end of the day and you don't have any time or energy left for yourself in the day. You'll be fine for the first few months but it soon catches up and you just can't fit in a social life outside of the weekend. Pay is no better than you'd get outside of London and your rent eats into what would have been your disposable income. It's not helped by the idea that all these companies want to get workers as cheap as possible so they encourage mass migration which creates a competition that minimises your potential earnings and makes you work longer than normal, because if you don't find it acceptable to work very long hours then there will be someone from eastern Europe who will and at half the rate. No, I'm not talking about cleaners, I'm talking about the tens of thousands of administrative workers and even the lawyers who do the work behind the scenes.

[@chriswale]

No job is worth destroying yourself over. We have been so conditioned to work, work, work and forget to enjoy life. Life is too short to be a slave to others.

[@mrlobber8932]

Depending how desperate you are for money you know family to feed esc

[@MegakillerFortnight]

Say to somebody else who's taken morgage in London:)

[@loaded8588]

In London it's hard to get a job but easy to lose it, even if you perform well. The weather is bad, tube is overcrowded, other than Grime music there's no real individual cultural identity, no sense of community because most folks are not Londoners so don't really care about the city, only what they can get out of it, plus pollution is off the scale bad

[@MrTwat144]

grime music lol? sorry? Thats all you associate London with

[@lindanorris2455]

just like in the USA. Executives at the top ONLY care about themselves, like politicians and no one else matters.

[@realdeal7530]

I'm from the UK and spent 15 years living in London, 2 years in Shanghai and I'm now based in Tokyo ... Having experienced life in 3 very large cities I can say that the stress is not exclusive to London. It's just part of living in a global city. Paris, New York and Hong Kong are exactly the same. It's all about money ... On the plus side though, Tokyo is much cleaner and safer than London ... but in terms of cost of living, long working hours and levels of stress ... Tokyo is the same as London, possibly even worse ... the Japanese work super long hours, and the suicide rate here is high due to the pressure and expectation to succeed ... Big cities are not everyone's cup of tea, which is fair enough. The most important thing should be quality of life ... Personally, I don't mind large cities, although they can be annoying at times ... However, I totally understand people who would rather live in smaller towns or the countryside. There are definitely advantages to a quieter, slower pace of life.

[@Abraham_Tsfaye]

I live in Ethiopia and I earn less here in USD than I did in the UK. But the thing is we have a community spirit here. Everyone knows everyone and we all look out for each other. There was a story once of a women who died in a Camden flat and her body was only noticed 9 months after she died. They never even noticed the letters that were frothing out the mailbox. That could never happen here.

[@user-rn3bb3dj4p]

It's time the youth in school are told the truth about psychological impacts of certain careers

[@lyledeyounges1276]

A few years ago, all I wanted was to move back to London... luckily I've realised that quality of life is more important. I don't know what was so appealing about living in a place with cafés, restaurants, shops etc. everywhere, when I could never afford doing anything because all of my wages went to paying rent - for some shitty room in some shitty flat, never having a "home". The property market, housing prices, privatisation of every square inch of the city, work hours, all makes it one of the worst cities in Europe. Market over people; London doesn't care about its citizens.

[@ZiZiDubstep]

Lived there my whole life, moved away a year ago, people ask why and tbh apart from family I don't have too many reasons to go back...so expensive and so many people strugglin yet so many still glamourise the fake high life that hardly any live....everywhere is gentrified messing up community dynamics in a flash and if ur not a landlord ur losing let's be real

[@bevz90]

Where did you move to?

[@ZiZiDubstep]

Spain mate where else do English people go

[@bevz90]

@@ZiZiDubstep France, Portugal and Australia

[@ZiZiDubstep]

@@bevz90 WAS JUST BANTER THOSE PLACES ARE LOVELY TOO

[@neisseriagonorrhoeae]

in asia, we just tell ourselves to push on and ignore our symptoms. because we are worthless without our careers

[@lindanorris2455]

like in the USA.

[@RandomVideosFirst]

"Work to Live, Don't Live to Work” (side note , your mental and physical health is more important than your job !)

[@saddambarrow6364]

I'm confused

[@campkira]

But then they just become a snowflake. The world point of work to live is "WORK" to live. don't mean you are going to be stress free., isn't it?

[@littlewoofie6995]

This is why I’m going to live in Scotland in the Highlands when I’m older. Being in the city; there’s too many people and pollution and not enough green space to enjoy. My dream home is a cabin in the woods 😍

[@MrMentalz2]

When you want a lot for yourself and you want to make your parents proud etc... you will constantly be stressed! I thought that after I got into my first choice uni and did really well in my A levels than I would be set for life and the stress would just go away. But I don’t think that’s ever gonna happen. Because after I’m done I know that working as a doctor will be stressful, then if I have a house paying for it will be stressful and if I have kids I will be stressed because I will want to give them the best... sigh 😔

[@linglee5759]

Life is stressful. We think get into a good university then when in it will be great but then stress performing well. After university stress getting good job and once get a well paid job there is stress to keep it up. Then stress to buy property and after buying property there is stress to save for good retirement and raise your kids, give them best education and support. Then there is lives unexpected events of family illness, deaths, personal illness etc. Never stops, just moments of temporary happiness as we complete each little goal post.

[@aleksanderblinn4492]

Protocols of the elders of zion and then the Quran Read one day

[@Mb-vs3lw]

At 18 I did in an apprenticeship in commercial banking. The assistants that I worked with were all female, and every one of them at one point or another for the year that I was there cried in the bathroom due to the amount of stress they were under. The workload didnt really get to me much, it was just being in an environment where the life was being taken from everyone's souls, that what drained me the most. Seeing my colleagues unhappy made me unhappy, and I couldn't wait for the day my apprenticeship was finally over, they insisted I stay on but I honestly couldn't deal with it any longer.

[@lindanorris2455]

I used to work in a Real Estate firm in the USA with a boss who used to demand that I cry in front of him. I never did. He called me INHUMAN, all of the time. He eventually fired me for being insubordinate.

[@TheEliteunit]

Gloomy weather, high levels of crime, underfunded police, lack of affordable housing. Quality of life and standard of living is just rubbish.

[@Abraham_Tsfaye]

I live in Ethiopia and I earn less here in than I did in the UK. But the thing is we have a community spirit here. Everyone knows everyone and we all look out for each other. There was a story once of a women who died in a Camden flat and her body was only noticed 9 months after she died. They never even noticed the letters that were frothing out the mailbox. That could never happen here.

[@shifanabukeera86]

I personally at breaking point because of stress at work, feels like walking away but you have got bills to pay.

[@Different-Level]

We're all slaves, we're not free

[@owlaracing1106]

Facts.

[@James-iw4fz]

It's our choice. we are meant to work. without work we are nothing and would not survive its just how you perceive it

[@davidwalz94]

@@James-iw4fz The rich dont work though, nor do they pay taxes

[@chriswale]

@@James-iw4fz “We should do away with the absolutely specious notion that everybody has to earn a living. It is a fact today that one in ten thousand of us can make a technological breakthrough capable of supporting all the rest. The youth of today are absolutely right in recognizing this nonsense of earning a living. We keep inventing jobs because of this false idea that everybody has to be employed at some kind of drudgery because, according to Malthusian Darwinian theory he must justify his right to exist. So we have inspectors of inspectors and people making instruments for inspectors to inspect inspectors. The true business of people should be to go back to school and think about whatever it was they were thinking about before somebody came along and told them they had to earn a living.” ― Buckminster Fuller

[@damienbell7412]

The problem will only become bigger.

[@CrunchyNorbert]

everyone walks around thinking they're the only nutter and everyone else is fine but I'm starting to think its more the opposite

[@bdotrINDY]

If you live within your means London is still one of the greatest cities to be in. Plenty of green spaces, live music, bars and restaurants. The key is that majority of people sacrifice their time in search of more money, this means they don't get enough sleep, and don't have enough free time to take advantage of all the perks London has to offer.

[@nuriam123]

Ben Rowland completely agree with you Ben

[@Abraham_Tsfaye]

I live in Ethiopia and I earn less here in USD than I did in the UK. But the thing is we have a community spirit here. Everyone knows everyone and we all look out for each other. There was a story once of a women who died in a Camden flat and her body was only noticed 9 months after she died. They never even noticed the letters that were frothing out the mailbox. That could never happen here.

[@campkira]

So does more city in the world.

[@miqbal424]

This is excellent we need much more effort in mental health and we need to have dedicated mental health leave and ensure people aren’t overworked.

[@Sar_Sar1]

M Iqbal 💯💯💯

[@campkira]

But then they just become a snowflake. Life is hard. Trust me where are you rich or poor. The problem need to be solve in order to live. You can hope than today you won't be overwork.

[@AM-vz3ek]

Only reason I'm still in London is cause there's so many people to sell drugs to, everyone is stressed and they come to me to escape. Great business with little stress.

[@Domdeone1]

Street drug dealer, chemist or GP?

[@noelgarland3068]

they dont need 'the wire' nowadays yo LOL

[@nathanb5994]

Put your family and your health before your work, spend time in nature. Try and love life for the small things. I definitely want to move out of London when I retire but you can thrive anywhere.

[@carocarochan]

Western societies have become extremely toxic for the mind and spirit. I've been living in Canada for 10 years now, and I'm getting ready to go back to the Caribbean, where I'm from. We may be poorer but we know how to truly live and find joy in life. We have less money but were definitely more happy and more satisfied with what we have. We know how to truly share and care for each other. I'll be earning 50% less than in Canada but my mental health is priceless. Greed is overtaking Canada. A lot of people are miserable and mentally ill here. Families are broken, lots of divorces and loneliness. I will always love Canada but life here seems to have no meaning. Sad to see London going this way too. I will visit you guys, hope that things will have changed by then.

[@lindanorris2455]

and the lack of greenspace too! that takes a BIG toll, no green space.

[@ianbradley7215]

Thank you for sharing. You were strong enough to ask for help x

[@joeJoe-vr9nc]

So I am curious, is the situation similar in cities, say, NYC?

[@simonhool3073]

joe Joe London and NYC share many characteristics so I guess so. No obvious evidence to suggest there isn’t s similar pattern.

[@Oldheadontheblock]

New York is way hotter than London in the summer I think

[@northweezie1]

joe Joe NYC is even worse

[@MattSezer]

Yes, NYC is very similar except we have the added stress of not having NHS and having to potentially pay thousands of dollars for any kid of health issue.

[@boubacarsow3286]

The West in general is happiness sucker

[@jamesgarrity5170]

Why is everybody so stressed in London? Everybody is stressed around the world London is no different than any other major city.

[@genaroconte9869]

I earn £1250 a month working 50 hours a week working in warehouse

[@vaultdweller1]

You on £7.83 per hour?

[@genaroconte9869]

Varth Dader yep

[@DefHobbz]

@@genaroconte9869 lol wtf apply for a better job mate, you can get 9 at a lot of warehouses now, I used to get 1.6k per month after tax and ni before I went to uni, replenishment operative.

[@DarylSolis]

I earn £2000 a month working 20 hours a week teaching English in Japan :)

[@owlaracing1106]

Hope you get a better paid job, thats ridiculous pay. Working 50 hours a week isn't good, hope your health's good and things improve.

[@mobrown7594]

I always say this to people outside but they don’t believe me, the London PR Machine works so well but when you live here you see how much poverty there is it’s shocking most of your money goes to bills and travel you work Hours on end and left with 200 pounds a month with a 50, 000 salary cause of high taxes it’s set up for the rich

[@boubacarsow3286]

I been in both side in a 3 world country and the West I can tell you the most depressed and lonely sad people live in the West despite having more quality of good resources and comfortable life compare to 3 world country the most happiest people of all and social people live on the 3rd world country despite having little to nothing in life they drink alcohol less and drug they are very social good hearted people I been in both side I have live in Africa for 20 years I never ever been depressed when I came to the West after two years I became depressed start drinking because life is lonely sad people are naturally cold hearted antisocial rude mean you name it it like a war going on between the two gender male and female both are fill with hatred and anger damn good I can't believe this how the West is

[@ppower08081968]

Costs of work outweigh the benefits especially in London; you get paid and at least a third goes in taxes; then 7% to 10% goes on costs of working which usually come out of net salary (trains, suits, coffees...), next comes useless status costs that often carry a 20% value added tax (high end cars; too much house) say 20% to 30% of salary; so for a lot of people 70% to 80% is effectively blown. And for what; the illusion of purpose and importance; and to become an economic object. When people meet usually one of the first questions is ‘What do you do?’. That is what is your value as an economic object

[@andreasjacovides4800]

God bless you Richard your a great strong man !!

[@timewilltell4969]

WERE ALL CRAZY IN LONDON ITS MATTER OF TIME TILL SOMETHING BIG HAPPENS!!!!

[@sirchickenfood8561]

Crazy how just one person off work per business turns into tens of thousands which looses billions per year.....

[@tobiastranetellefsen4203]

Visitited London once and was daily taking the tube from Victoria Station to Picadilly Circus or Oxford Circus, it really felt like i was commuting to work altought I was there on vacation. Altought London is one of my favorite cities I'm not sure if I would like to live in such a big city, countrysidelife is so much more enjoyable.

[@joshuaokoli4236]

This is so real!!

[@humblebee8334]

The hours are ridiculously long.

[@forza223bowe5]

Depends on what job, mostly around 7 hours a day

[@MrTwat144]

@@forza223bowe5 I do 10 a day

[@NetiNeti-gm5bz]

Need more Holidays and less hours like Scandinavia

[@MrTwat144]

@@NetiNeti-gm5bz Time is money. Not every country runs like Scandinavian countries. If no one works then theres no one there to complete deals or do the business.

[@JackKing12.]

Health is more important than the economy losing billions of ££££

[@ReVzPresto]

Everybody who works has these feelings of being overwhelmed at some point. All we can do is stay strong, focused and keep going... Life sucks, but its still a hell of a lot better than what most people around the world call a life. Sukur, Sabir, Taqwa.

[@PeteS_1994]

It's funny that even some people, not everyone though, from "poorer" countries even complain that all their is to London is work.

[@nizarific001]

I feel for Richard. I got passed the planning stage. Anxiety, when at its most extreme, makes you want to just end it.

[@saifmanai56]

What about the English weather ! I guess is one of the reason who increase daily depression life 😩

[@victorshackapopulus6078]

Thanks to the emphasis on paying shareholders at the expense of employees and working conditions. This trend will continue. Unions have lost their purpose employees are on their own. Crabs in a bucket.

[@tonyamore6877]

Thanks BBC One !

[@diogomonteiro8014]

The city of London may have its place in the economy, but let's not forget it siphons too much talent that could be used productively in other sectors, but their employers rarely know about it.

[@PaulMcGregorVideos]

It's time to change the work environment. It's as simple as that. It isn't weakness to tell someone you're struggling.

[@NetiNeti-gm5bz]

Belief system conditions people to make them miserable. Put yourselves and your mental health first. It's more important than physical health

[@amigaamigo5307]

London is a vampire that sucks away your soul

[@forza223bowe5]

Companies often treat their workforce like dirt, and cause stress and anxiety on their staff

[@samanthahardy9903]

Supermarkets employers need to do more for those with mental health issues as well. A lot are under staffed with equipment that constantly breaks down. With not enough staff to run departments there is extra pressure on the current staff to meet targets, pass mystery diner tests etc. When staff break down in tears and explain how stressed they are managements attitude is, "You need to calm down and keep smiling for the customers." I even had the comment, "You don't know what pressure is! Pressure is when you feel like a ton of bricks is falling on you." At the time it felt like a whole house had fallen on me and I felt so angry but all I could do was cry and just carry on regardless as I don't want to lose my job. My employer knows I have Bipolar disorder. I'm looking for another job.

[@Abraham_Tsfaye]

I live in Ethiopia and I earn less here in than I did in the UK. But the thing is we have a community spirit here. Everyone knows everyone and we all look out for each other. There was a story once of a women who died in a Camden flat and her body was only noticed 9 months after she died. They never even noticed the letters that were frothing out the mailbox. That could never happen here.

[@fataitaofeek3239]

It is funny that people in poorer countries are more happier than people in richer countries.

[@craigmalcom6294]

How do you know that?

[@fataitaofeek3239]

@@craigmalcom6294 cos my country although people are poor they still tend to be happy

[@saddambarrow6364]

Exactly

[@richygambs321]

But what about the stress of being poor, or living in squalid conditions rife with illnesses and family deaths?

[@user-rn3bb3dj4p]

Parents in the 60s 70s worked in sweat shops just as hard but could pay off mortgage in ¼ time span of today's

[@perryperrychicken11]

this is so sad

[@gflez]

The beginning the narrator said Costing the economy billions of pounds? I guess money is more valuable than humans now..damn I can’t wait to relocate to the tropical and only use my phone once a week

[@jamconnell1377]

work place bosses should be held responsible for damaging peoples health and be fined heavily for over working people to the point of mental break down.

[@goldfinga786able]

This is what they want stress stress stress while they plan ahead ... slave mankind .. brake free .. think free .. be free before it’s too late

[@rhanasun7264]

I started writing a journal on how to deal with stress in a wholesome way and efficiently. I would love to work with some people first and see if it helps. Does anyone know where I can go? It’s obviously a very personal thing to admit you are stressed out. But far to often people don’t do anything until really late. I appreciate any suggestions.

[@brisvegas859]

Be kind to yourself and your health, take a step back and learn to relax...

[@MJamilHoque]

Samaeitans and the mental health special unit should also work with the government and the ministry of education. Working with the education secretary to lower the stress and some anxiety of teachers. To much is asked from teachers.

[@sergeyw8864]

Noticed it when i was working there

[@yosufkhan6562]

And I thought it was only me :( but I thank god that I left London to be with my parents and brothers

[@yosufkhan6562]

I give up my indefent leave to remain visa

[@bobstar6837]

The rental prices have steadily increased over the past few years, I have a 2 bed apartment in the city and I pay £2700 per month and that was with a discount because if Covid-19, plus I had to pay 6 months up front.

[@CurlyKei]

Adulting in London definitely isn't easy. Self care and the right help when needed is essential

[@user-wi5id1mv7k]

Live in London only if you have your own flat/house, overwise you life quality will have been declining

[@Doomedcreatures]

I can't get a pay raise unless I do a certain number of hours overtime, so I just sit in the office on facebook. Such a waste of everyones time.

[@slerz1]

The only thing that matters is the power of money, slaves to an industrial economy that keeps you pacing back and forth.

[@Abraham_Tsfaye]

I live in Ethiopia and I earn less here in than I did in the UK. But the thing is we have a community spirit here. Everyone knows everyone and we all look out for each other. There was a story once of a women who died in a Camden flat and her body was only noticed 9 months after she died. They never even noticed the letters that were frothing out the mailbox. That could never happen here.

[@socialsnmedia]

Because they care!

[@willexelby766]

as soon as you are waking up at 6.30 am and getting back at midnight that should be warning signs in your head . people need to realise they dot have to do this

[@JackKing12.]

The best way is to go freelance...state your high rate tell them take it or leave it, once you’re in use and abuse them...it’s like raiding a bank and you can quit just give 1 day notice

[@Mr-WesleySnipzzz]

the main cause is depression

[@sashabrande839]

Stress free people are mentally rich, stressy people are mentally poor. FACTS.

[@s0hail1]

*Really Now Jobs r giving so Stress we must be strong*

[@irenenabitaka7057]

You need to travel and get out of these cities. Visit the pearl of Africa.

[@maheshs4056]

I believe people should travel a lot. It will help them in getting a broader outlook of life, and make them value everything in life.

[@MegakillerFortnight]

Wow its so cool conclusion,BUUUT man... For what money?asking your parents,no thanks

[@noorur]

London isn't stressful, and I've lived here all my life

[@ftse07]

People need to relax*

[@codingwithoutbordersonline1945]

In the description in should be “people’s” btw

[@lesserspottedherbert5076]

Stress my arse,try being homeless using food banks then you will experience real stress.The city played a big part in making people poor.

[@kipemejunior3306]

Working so hard to achieve the best in life while you loose yourself in the process is it really worth it?

[@Oldheadontheblock]

They could at least legalise cannabis or prostitution but nah they really want London to remain depressing

[@tyan_ldn]

@John Buffalo what's morally wrong with it?

[@Stinkmeaner420]

Viral Videos prostitution already is legal in UK. You just can't solicit in public

[@arbit3r]

Legalizing cannabis wont solve the worlds problems. Why does every video on KZbin have these comments. Keep smoking and being a moron.

[@rolagrossa1251]

Don’t know about prostitution but legalising cannabis would be a win win situation, tax revenue for the government and one less thing to worry about in the drug trafficking

[@alexandriarona2299]

I was going through high stress situation and my ex was threatening me to kill me. I requested 2, months unpaid from my employer to settle my divorce, they didn’t care and thought it was a joke.

[@drillingig2368]

Only care about the profit margins. This is why I am doubting the future....

[@TheGearsofwar2010]

that's awful. I hope you're OK and things have improved now?

[@alexandriarona2299]

TheGearsofwar2010 yes eventually I had to resign and not to mention the whole corporation knew about it when it was meant to be confidential. As for life, I am still getting through it one day at a time. Thank you 🙏

[@paulgibbons2320]

Plenty of stress on the streets of Paris and Lyon that's not been reported on LMAO.

[@kishiakaik6513]

How to cope with daily stress 😰

[@Harry-jk9pg]

we are working to live

[@pingu7271]

Try to live in Mexico city as a working class person, now THAT'S STRESSFUL!

[@GreyGamesYT]

As always, big business only cares when it's affecting profits.

[@MegakillerFortnight]

People have to travel more in order to enrich their knowledges and expand mental borders! Leave city for jackets! I hitchhiked from Russia to Singapore and its really change you.

[@davidostar157]

People are complaining then move somewhere else and work elsewhere it’s cheaper etc

[@davidostar157]

Daniel Vasiliou I’m actually about to move to London 😂 so maybe I will update you on how it goes.

[@user-wi5id1mv7k]

Live in London only if you have your own flat/house, overwise you life quality will have been declining

[@linglee5759]

Why don't they just retire and invest all their money. The solicitor looked about late 50's so he should have been investing and saving all his money in his 30's.

[@beeniemen]

When in London was on a minimum wage ... but I came deliberately to London because of its appeal. Still do love London I don’t think we talk about the brokers traders earning 20k month... life sure is better for them

[@venetiangenoesewarmachine5152]

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