I have to say, that I have gotten a big kick out of how companies are approaching the health issues these days. Everywhere one looks, employees are being informed on how to live a healthier lifestyle. And what is so ironic about this, is that it is the job itself that is probably doing us in.
Recently, I read an article titled, 'Best And Worst Jobs For Your Health". With each job that was listed, in these two categories, there would be an explanation as to how and why these jobs were either an asset or a liability to our health. And, the results were surprising.
In the worst job category there were occupations such as Attorneys, Doctors, Nurses, Police, Retail, Food Servers and Cashiers; to name some. From the very high paid jobs, to the very low paid - these jobs have proven to be bad for the health.
For the attorneys there is the stress and long hours and the medical field promotes stress and irregular hours. As for law enforcement, well that's a no brainer as to why that job is bad for the health; but retail, food servers and cashiers - really! .
Let's take the cashier; 'unrewarding', 'physically stressful', 'thankless' and 'women who work these jobs are more inclined to depression than those that do not'. The article went on to further state that these workers are less likely to be insured, even when health insurance is made available, due to the amount of pay they receive - they can't afford it. So much for Healthcare Reform.
The end result is that each of these jobs (even a cashier) promotes a risk of developing diabetes and heart disease - just to name a couple.
So now that we know all of this, what are we going to do about it?
Talk at ya later!
Recently, I read an article titled, 'Best And Worst Jobs For Your Health". With each job that was listed, in these two categories, there would be an explanation as to how and why these jobs were either an asset or a liability to our health. And, the results were surprising.
In the worst job category there were occupations such as Attorneys, Doctors, Nurses, Police, Retail, Food Servers and Cashiers; to name some. From the very high paid jobs, to the very low paid - these jobs have proven to be bad for the health.
For the attorneys there is the stress and long hours and the medical field promotes stress and irregular hours. As for law enforcement, well that's a no brainer as to why that job is bad for the health; but retail, food servers and cashiers - really! .
Let's take the cashier; 'unrewarding', 'physically stressful', 'thankless' and 'women who work these jobs are more inclined to depression than those that do not'. The article went on to further state that these workers are less likely to be insured, even when health insurance is made available, due to the amount of pay they receive - they can't afford it. So much for Healthcare Reform.
The end result is that each of these jobs (even a cashier) promotes a risk of developing diabetes and heart disease - just to name a couple.
So now that we know all of this, what are we going to do about it?
Talk at ya later!
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