So you think you have it bad, hey?

I can tell you now that my job becomes stressful when things don’t go to plan, or outside forces are adding pressure to my daily routine and I end up having to concentrate on things other than the task at hand.

But then you get those jobs where high levels of stress come purely with the title. According to Sunday Times:

Research done in 2015‚ which looked at the impact of depression in the workplace‚ was conducted with more than 1000 people.

“Although respondents showed a poor awareness of cognitive symptoms‚ 74% of them reported experiencing one or more of the following the last time they were depressed: trouble concentrating‚ forgetfulness‚ indecisiveness. According to nearly half of the participants with depression‚ the cognitive symptom that most affected their ability to perform work tasks as they normally would was difficulty concentrating‚” a synopsis of the study on the South African Depression and Anxiety Group’s website read.

Psychiatrist and clinical psychologist Dr Frans Korb was quoted as saying: “Depression negatively impacts productivity. If an employee has depression but is at work‚ they are 5 times less productive than an employee who was absent due to depression.”

So you wanna know what they are? You might be surprised:

The top 10 most stressful jobs in South Africa:

1. Pilot
2. Hair stylist
3. Farmer
4. Film director
5. Nurse
6. Police officer
7. Corporate executive
8. CEO
9. Doctor
10. Singer

The funny thing is, so many people strive for these exact jobs because they pay the bills. At least there’s cash for stress therapy.

[source:timeslive]