I read that workers in the lower rungs of the company ladder suffer the most stress. T hinking back, my father and his colleagues were probably very stressed in their translation and editorial jobs. Stress accumulates and manifests itself in health problems, such as ulcers and high blood pressure. M ost people don't recognise the signs of stress when they experience it.
People tend to eat less well, sleep less well, and get irritated easily.
We have to forgive our stressed out colleagues for cutting us off, not looking at us when we're talking to them, looking at the screen and typing but pretending to listen, and all those other disrespectful behaviour.