Poles - the third most stressed European nation

According to the OECD study, as much as 53,2 percent of Poles are stressed at work. Placing them third right after Turkey (67,5 percent) and Greece (58 percent). The least stressed nations are Sweden with a result of only 14,7 percent and Norway with 18,2 percent. Stress at work stems from time pressures, unrealistic expectations and uncertainty regarding the future, which is often connected to low salaries. Factors like increase in duties, multi-tasking requirements, a bad atmosphere in the work place and lack of identification with the company add to the list. High stress rates among employees have significant consequences: errors occur, the frequency of conflicts increase and motivation drops.