Workers Often Lose Sleep Over Work, And Heres Why

Workers Often Lose Sleep Over Work, And Heres Why Workers Often Lose Sleep Over Work, And Heres Why WORKERS OFTEN LOSE SLEEP OVER WORK, AND HERE’S WHY Percentage of employees who lose sleep over work:* TOTAL GENDER MALE GENDER FEMALE AGE 18-34 AGE 35-54 AGE 55+ Very often 15% 19% 12% 26% 13% 6% Somewhat often 29% 31% 28% 31% 32% 23% Not very often 43% 38% 46% 35% 43% 51% Never 13% 12% 14% 8% 12% 21% Among those who lose sleep over work, the following were cited as the root causes:** TOTAL GENDER MALE GENDER FEMALE AGE 18-34 AGE 35-54 AGE 55+ Overwhelmed with work volume/hours 50% 51% 49% 56% 52% 39% Can’t get a business problem out of my head 48% 49% 47% 44% 49% 50% Strained coworker relationships 20% 21% 20% 26% 19% 15% Worried I may lose my job 18% 21% 15% 22% 18% 12% My boss is a nightmare 16% 18% 14% 21% 14% 12% Other 7% 5% 9% 5% 7% 12% Source: Accountemps survey of more than 2,800 workers in the United States