Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Librarians and Stress

"Librarians are the most unhappy with their workplace, often finding their job repetitive and unchallenging, according to psychologist Saqib Saddiq....Librarians complained about their physical environment, saying they were sick of being stuck between book shelves all day, as well as claiming their skills were not used and how little control they felt they had over their career."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4605476.stm

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The link between mental and physical health is well established. An employee who feels powerless, undervalued, and expendable will experience intense stress which will inevitably lead to a breakdown in their physical health.

An entrenched sense of powerlessness is borne in an employee when policies that impact their way of life are imposed without consultation.

Lana