How Is Working at Home Working for You? More Stressful? It Could Kill You
It's no surprise that many people's jobs are killing them. Not actually, of course. Just spiritually, but that's enough. Stress , lack of autonomy and ability can lead to depression and death . This, of course, is not new. But has it changed, now that people are working from home? A new study from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business finds that "our mental health and mortality have a strong correlation with the amount of autonomy we have at our job, our workload and job demands, and our cognitive ability to deal with those demands" according to newswise.com. "When job demands are greater than the control afforded by the job or an individual's ability to deal with those demands, there is a deterioration of their mental health and, accordingly, an increased likelihood of death," the website quotes Erik Gonzalez-Mulé , assistant professor of organizational behavior and human resources at the Kelley School and the paper...