Many people in today’s 24/7 hyperconnected business environment work far beyond the typical 8-hour day. But when asked to describe their biggest source of stress at work, just 13% of people said their hours.
That’s according to the latest reading of an ongoing query by Comaparably of more than 10,000 respondents, predominantly in the U.S. tech sector.
The most common answer was “unclear goals,” with an overwhelming 41% of the vote. “Commute” and “bad managers” each received 16% of the vote, and “difficult coworker” received 14% of the vote.
Men vs. women
Women and men shared almost identical responses, though 43% of men chose “unclear goals” versus 37% of women. Women had slightly more stress from difficult coworker (16%) then men (13%).
Experience
When looking at the data from an experience perspective, it’s clear that “unclear goals” were the biggest source of stress at all levels (entry-level to more than 10 years of experience). The data showed surprisingly similarities across all experience levels, with “too long hours” being the smallest problem for every group except entry-level workers, who said “difficult co-worker” and “bad manager” were actually smaller problems.
Entry-level
1-3 years
3-6 years
6-10 years
10+ years
The latest reading is as of Nov. 21.
