According to research published in Neurology magazine, the most stressful job is waitressing. In contrast, scientists and architects and those who perform passive jobs such as janitors, miners and manual workers have the least stress at work.
Although many people would answer the question of which profession is the most stressful: a neurosurgeon, a doctor, a janitor or a miner, a new study shows that servile, thankless jobs, such as waitering, are the most stressful and the most harmful to health.
Chinese scientists claim that these workers have a 58 percent higher risk of heart problems, and are more likely to suffer from ischemic stroke, the most common type of stroke caused by blockage of blood flow.
The study shows that people who work very stressful jobs take less care of themselves and often resort to vices.
Scientists say that stress depends mostly on the feeling of control and respect. Although doctors, teachers and similar professions have mentally tough jobs, they feel respected and therefore not under stress. Conversely, jobs in the service industry are generally not valued.
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