4. Work/Life Balance an Elusive Goal
Although 90 percent of employees surveyed say achieving work/life balance is a high priority, only 15 percent claim to be anywhere close to attaining it.
We’re happier when the economy is better, but it doesn’t mean we’re healthier.
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Workplace and Heart Attacks: It’s generally believed that a booming economy is
desirable. But an economist at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro says
casts doubt on that premise. Economist Christopher Ruhm told Inc. magazine that
his research found that a 1 percent drop in unemployment seems to correspond to
a 1.3 percent increase in the number of fatal heart attacks. Working conditions,
poor diet and other stress inducers are blamed, with employees between 20 and 44
most at risk. “We’re happier when the economy is better, but it doesn’t mean
we’re healthier,” Ruhm says.
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Although 90 percent of employees surveyed say achieving work/life balance is a high priority, only 15 percent claim to be anywhere close to attaining it.
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