Nearly half of Americans say their jobs ‘negatively affect’ their mental health
“Nearly half of Americans claim their jobs ‘negatively affect’ their mental health, new data shows. The Gallup survey asked nearly 16,000 working Americans about their mental health as it’s associated with their jobs. Four out of 10 participants expressed negative effects on their mental health due to work. When broken down, 7% reported ‘extremely’ negative impacts on their mental health while 33% said their work had a ‘somewhat’ negative effect. The survey comes after workplace productivity hit record lows, but it’s not because people are distracted working from home — it’s due to burnout.”