A 60-yearlong analysis of nearly 800,000 workers found this to be the most stressful part of work

In a massive meta-analysis, researchers from three universities uncovered the biggest workplace stressors—with one very common problem in particular.

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American workers are stressed. Like, really stressed. 

In Gallup’s annual workplace deep dive, half of U.S. employees reported significant daily stress—in fact, the highest rate in the world out of all nine regions Gallup tracks for the report. Nerves are in tatters: Over half (52%) have experienced anxiety or panic-like symptoms at work in the last month, while nearly two-thirds (63%) of Americans have used alcohol, cannabis, or unprescribed drugs to cope with work stress in the past........

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