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Miguel Martinez-Viera/Contributing Writer
At this point in all of our lives, we’ve all felt our fair share of stress. Whether it’s
worry about an upcoming exam, an assignment with a deadline that feels too close,
relationships which require too much of ourselves, or the most unfortunate source, a
job that seems to literally suck the life out of you.
Most of us have held at least one job, and, I bravely dare to generalize, most of us
have hated our job.
It seems like an unspoken accord has been reached among most people in our
culture that you have to tolerate intolerable jobs. That’s just life.
Well, screw that.
Why should we as, supposedly, rational human beings accept such an irrational
concept?
Money makes the world go round, or so it’s been said so many times. And we all
need money, because without money we are nothing.
But why do we accept such a bleak status quo?
It’s literally killing us.
Mika Kivimaki, a professor at the University College of London, conducted a study with his colleagues on about 200,000 people who had no history of heart problems. Participants’ health and job stress was tracked for an average of seven and a half years. Researchers found a 23 percent increased risk of heart attacks and deaths among participants.(New York Daily News).
Stressful jobs lead to a steady increase in coronary disease, and can very easily lead to our early demise.
The best part is, the most stressful jobs are the ones with the heaviest and most
uncontrollable workloads, basically, the most common jobs; the kind of job that you
will most likely hold.
“Stress is more common in lower positions than among those who are on the top, who have more authority and control,” said Kivimaki.
But I’ll be realistic and concede that as individual persons we must each find our
calling, or if that’s not possible, at least support ourselves financially. But why is it
that we sacrifice so much of ourselves to a system that seems to not respect us and
in the end just kills us earlier?
I believe our solution could be found in peace. Our bliss, our joy, or whatever
you want to call it, we all must find the one thing that gives us a sense of
accomplishment. If not, we’re just killing ourselves.
Until then though, quit your job, say, “screw you status quo,” struggle a little, and
find yourself. Maybe through a new kind of struggle you’ll find what you were meant
to do.
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