Forget the grueling commute, the long hours, and the coworker who doesn’t know when to stop talking. For most people, a lack of clear objectives is their biggest source of stress at work.
The clarity gap
42% of workers say having unclear goals is their top source of stress. The second-most popular responses were “commute” and “bad manager” (tied at 16%), followed by “difficult co-worker” (14%) and “too long hours% (12%).
An across-the-board problem
“Unclear goals” was the most popular response across every gender, department and age group.
Sampling of responses by age:
18 to 25
31 to 35
51 to 55
Men vs. women
