I often joke that working makes me "crazy" or "insane", but a recent USA Today article reports on particular jobs that actually are a threat to one's mental health. I would have to say that I am not surprised as there are many professions and fields of work that requires its incumbents to engage in one's personal dilemmas and situations, take responsibility for the health and well being of others and make crucial and critical decisions that affect a company's bottom line.
During my senior year of undergrad, the last requirement of the psychology program was to intern at a Mental Health clinic for a period of 6 weeks. It was in my fourth week that I realized that a career filled of patients with bipolar disorder, hallucinogen-induced disorders and depression would in turn cause me to develop an anxiety disorder. That experience led me to choose a career in Corporate America which ironically still resulted in the development of anxiety!
The article states "People who tend to the elderly, change diapers and serve up food and drinks have the highest rates of depression among U.S. workers." I was surprised by the latter professions - food and drink servers, as their jobs rely on them being very social, friendly and customer focused, but I suppose it could be a ficade. Having a depressing job not only affects the employee but the company as the article points out that "Depression leads to $30 billion to $44 billion in lost productivity annually."
Check out the article!
http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/2007-10-13-depressing-jobs_N.htm
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