World – Work-life balance and workload are biggest drivers of workplace stress: LinkedIn

A new global study by professional network LinkedIn found that work-life balance and workload are the biggest drivers of workplace stress.

LinkedIn’s study, which surveyed 2,843 professionals on LinkedIn around the world, found that half of today’s workers are stressed by their job with one in five (17%) finding their work very stressful.

Millennial workers were found to be more concerned than their seniors about having a sense of purpose and belonging in the workplace, but overall they’re the generation that’s least stressed at work. Both Generation X and the Baby Boomer generation proved to be more stressed at work, with a fifth (19%) of Generation X finding work very stressful.

Among the tips recommended by LinkedIn to reduce workplace stress include: setting clear boundaries between work and home life, having open conversations at work with managers and mentors, reaching out to one’s network for new ways to deal with stress, learning to say no at work, and setting achievable daily goals and tasks at work.

Source:: http://www2.staffingindustry.com/row/Editorial/Daily-News/World-Work-life-balance-and-workload-are-biggest-drivers-of-workplace-stress-LinkedIn-49663