IT consultants: The most stressed people in Britain?
Published: 18 Sep 2002 13:05 BST
Senior IT consultants believe they have the most stressful job in the country, as they struggle to deal with system breakdowns and virus attacks.
Seventy-one percent of these put-upon people reckon their working lives are extraordinarily stressful -- a higher percentage than air-traffic controllers and even firefighters who (it could be argued) really do deal with some tricky situations. That's if some research from low-cost travel insurance provider Journeywise is to be believed. Police officers also score highly on the stress-o-meter.
At the other end of the scale are activity specialists working in places such as hotels and nursing homes, and choreographers, who have a relatively stress-free and healthy lifestyle, as they practice their craft on a daily basis while focusing on a group endeavour.
But the award for the least stressed group of professionals (and we use the word 'professional' advisedly) goes to journalists.
Sadly, this means we can't take advantage of a 10 percent travel insurance discount being offered by Journeywise for het-up IT consultants who need a break. See the Journeywise Web site for more information.
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Sadly, this means we can't take advantage of a 10 per cent travel insurance discount being offered by Journeywise for het-up IT consultants who need a break. See www.journeywise.co.uk for more information.
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