How Your Job Could Be Making You Sick

Careers, even ones that seem to be perfect, can sometimes take their toll on employees. Working in less-than-ideal conditions can lead to the physical illness of a worker, even if she doesn’t realize why she is sick. Unnoticed stress or additional strain can lead to various symptoms of illness, causing the employee’s performance to drop. It’s best to recognize these hidden factors and change them as quickly as possible in order for her to stay on top of her game and, most importantly, stay healthy.

 

A bad boss

When an employee’s boss is bad, that can make for not only poor physical health, but mental health as well. When the person who looks over completed work, assigns tasks, and runs the office is incompetent or unsupportive, then work becomes a chore instead of something to be enjoyed.

When a worker has to remain in control and polite every day, she runs the risk of developing cardiovascular problems and high levels of emotional and physical stress. In the long run, continuing in a career where faking it is a daily task may not be the most ideal environment for an employee’s physical well being.

Ms. Career Girl

Ms. Career Girl was started in 2008 to help ambitious young professional women figure out who they are, what they want and how to get it.