According to a recent report from Insightful, workplace stress is on the rise, becoming a constant for the vast majority of modern employees.
An overwhelming 90% of employees report feeling stressed on the job, with both desk-based and remote workers facing the same pressures.
And the problem is so severe that 44% of employees are actively considering leaving their jobs in the near future due to stress.
Insightful’s data reveals that the most pressing sources of workplace stress are:
- workload (54%);
- deadlines (40%);
- unrealistic expectations (35%);
- lack of time (34%);
- direct superiors (28%).
Adding fuel to the fire, a third (32%) of employees report they’re also contacted after hours by managers.
The inability to disconnect makes workers feel the need to remain responsive during their personal time. As a result, 58% of them now feel anxious when opening their inboxes, turning a tool of convenience into a daily source of tension.
Plus, 90% of employees say they get a sense of dread on Sundays because of the coming workweek.
Workplace stress is taking a significant toll on employees’ well-being:
80% of them report that stress negatively impacts either their productivity, quality of work, or both.
71% have missed at least one day of work in the past month.
Additionally, an overwhelming majority (82%) report that stress is disrupting their sleep, while seven in ten (71%) have even woken in the middle of the night thinking about work.
Employees are turning to a range of coping mechanisms to manage the mounting pressures at work:
- 57% use exercise as their go-to method for stress relief;
- 45% are incorporating meditation into their routines;
- 31% are seeking professional therapy to manage the emotional toll.
