New Study Shows Some Careers Have Higher Rates of Stress Than Others

Prioritizing your mental health is more important than ever, especially if you work in one of these industries. For more, ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
People who self reported mental distress were more likely to
be working in social services, the food industry, arts and entertainments,
and personal care. That's according to recent research published in
GEM and Network. Now some advice for recent college grads
entering a potentially stressful industry.

Speaker 2 (00:16):
Find something you're passionate about and just keep going. Find
the passion in it and just keep working at it.

Speaker 3 (00:21):
You can be kind, and you can be respectful and
hardworking and every industry, and from what I've seen, people
who embody those things typically do well.

Speaker 4 (00:30):
Need to be updated with the current trends and have
to excel in their work.

Speaker 1 (00:34):
The study says factors linked to poor mental health in
the workplace include work overload, long hours, harassments, and poor communication.
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