The Health Risks Of A Terrible Workplace

Published: Aug. 31, 2018, 9:30 a.m.

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When you think of dangerous work, you probably conjure up images of crab fishermen braving the frigid Atlantic, lumberjacks operating chainsaws, or truckers navigating icy roads. You probably don\\u2019t think of late nights at the office, or working overtime at the cash register. But maybe you should. Jeffrey Pfeffer, a professor of organizational behavior at Stanford University, argues that seemingly-innocuous workplaces have become increasingly bad for our health over the past few decades. He\\u2019s the author of \\u201cDying for a Paycheck: How Modern Management Harms Employee Health and Company Performance \\u2014 and What We Can Do About It.\\u201d

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