A recent survey conducted by online job bank yes123 found that stress affected 78 percent of workers in terms of their mental and physical health, yet more than 80 percent of respondents were still willing to work under severe pressure if properly remunerated.
The most stressful industries are information technology, finance, insurance, accounting, the media, public relations, advertising, medicine and biotechnology and transportation, according to the respondents’ self-assessment on work-related stress conducted by the online job bank.
Yes123 deputy director Yang Tsung-pin (楊宗斌) said work-related stress usually peaks at the end of the working week, especially on Friday afternoons, followed in intensity by Thursday nights and Friday mornings, Yang said.
Seventy percent of workers who regularly work overtime said that they enjoy “no quality of life” and “have no time for family and friends,” Yang said.
However, he said that leaving work on time does not necessarily ensure a better quality of life, as the most popular recreational activities of the respondents were surfing the Internet (71 percent), and watching TV (65 percent).
Many workers are obliged to remain on call via mobile phone even on their days off, which could be translated into an additional 13 overtime hours every month, he said.
“Others’ holidays are our workdays,” a 36-year-old former nurse calling herself Amanda said.
She said that she used to work from 7am to 10pm and was required to undergo occupational training on her days off. She fell ill because of her work schedule, but her condition dramatically improved following her resignation, she said.
She said her new employer regularly assigns her tasks on her days off via the messaging app Line, leading her to experience anxiety after she has finished work and to imagine cell phone text alerts.
A 23-year-old movie theater clerk using the name Nick said he used to do two shifts in a row and work 19 hours per day, leading him to develop stomachaches, anemia and dizziness.
He said that he insists on “making time for exercise” and works out at least three times per week while keeping a balanced diet.
Yang said that it is imperative to maintain mental and physical health to combat work-related stress, recommending workers stick to a healthy diet and do exercise regularly.
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