In this month's Santé you can read everything about an (un)healthy workplace. But no matter how healthy you make your workplace, if you suffer from stress at work, it has a lot of impact on your health.
Just as harmful as secondhand smoke
A lot of stress at work could be just as harmful as passive smoking, according to research. A job that involves a lot of stress would increase the risk of illness by 35 percent.
Read also: How do you recognize work stress?
Overtime
Do you regularly work overtime? Then you would have almost 20 percent more chance of an early death.
Afraid of losing your job
Uncertain times take their toll on your health. Are you afraid of losing your job? Then you would be 50 percent more likely to have health problems.
You spend a lot of time at work
If you consider how much time you spend at work, it is not surprising that your work has a great influence on your health, according to the author of the study.
Do you suffer from too much work pressure? This way you can tackle high work pressure.
