Wellbeing | High stress leaves 45% of workers 'feeling like running away'

Recent data has found that 44% of workers admit that they don’t feel in control in their life – a figure which is said to be an increase of 30% in just four years.

According to O.C. Tanner’s 2022 Global Culture Report – which analysed the perspectives of more than 38,000 staff and leaders from 21 countries – the data also found that 45% of survey respondents confessed that there are times where they have felt like running away.

The data suggested that with an increase in staff members feeling out of control – combined with high levels of mood swings – it indicates that workplace stress could be on the rise. Over half (57%) of UK staff confessed to feeling miserable for no reason, with 60% experiencing frequent ‘ups and downs’ in their mood.

Robert Ordever, European Managing Director of O.C. Tanner, said: “We’re witnessing higher levels of stress than ever before, with burnout, in which workers feel utterly exhausted and overwhelmed, an increasing concern.