恶人谷

Sick of Work

Tuesday, April 4, 2006; HE02



Complaints by workers suffering from a constellation of symptoms including respiratory problems, eye irritation and headaches are commonly blamed on "sick building syndrome" because it has seemed the physical plant is to blame. Now British researchers suggest that the name is a misnomer, because the problem appears to lie in the demands of the sufferers' jobs, not the buildings in which they work.

A recent study of more than 4,000 civil servants working in 44 office buildings around London found that the malady appears to be related not to poor ventilation, excess humidity or indoor air pollution, as has been suspected, but rather to job stress and lack of support in the workplace.

Not the Buildings A team of public health specialists at University College London Medical School surveyed workers between 42 and 62 in an effort to link the syndrome with the physical properties of the buildings in which they worked. Previous studies have suggested that job stress appeared to be a more significant factor than the physical plant in the development of such symptoms.

The British team reached a similar conclusion: The most significant correlation with symptoms were demands of the job and low levels of support. Poor air circulation, noise and even the presence of fungus were less predictive than control over workload and the ability to make decisions.

Women More Vulnerable Women were more likely to report the problem than men -- about one in five women and one in seven men reported five or more symptoms.


-- Sandra G. Boodman

Knowing wrote:切，我有大窗子，有个P 用，外面又不是青山流水，而是无穷多个其他窗子。

Knowing wrote:浪漫
嗯，说的也是，太阳是挺管用的，办公室里一盆兰花开了得有两个月了，塑料的一样，一点败迹都没有，除了想起来浇点喝剩的瓶装水，什么都没。家里的兰花养两个礼拜就死翘翘了。可见不是我手指黑，此地无银三百两的说。

我不很合逻辑或者政治正确性地说：人的收入和压力成正比吧？想舒舒服服的，就离开伦敦去英国其它地方工作，竞争小可以躲躲懒。再想舒服一点的，移民去法国西班牙的乡村做low flyer过活。此理也适合其它国家和城市。

Knowing wrote:切，我有大窗子，有个P 用，外面又不是青山流水，而是无穷多个其他窗子。

tiffany wrote:

Knowing wrote:浪漫
嗯，说的也是，太阳是挺管用的，办公室里一盆兰花开了得有两个月了，塑料的一样，一点败迹都没有，除了想起来浇点喝剩的瓶装水，什么都没。家里的兰花养两个礼拜就死翘翘了。可见不是我手指黑，此地无银三百两的说。

你确认办公室里这一盆84塑料的？

Knowing wrote:

tiffany wrote:

Knowing wrote:浪漫
嗯，说的也是，太阳是挺管用的，办公室里一盆兰花开了得有两个月了，塑料的一样，一点败迹都没有，除了想起来浇点喝剩的瓶装水，什么都没。家里的兰花养两个礼拜就死翘翘了。可见不是我手指黑，此地无银三百两的说。

你确认办公室里这一盆84塑料的？

报告！这盆兰花从上次报告后又扛了一个月，终于一朵朵谢掉了。谢了之后我没浇水也懒得扔，就让它干著。今天早上无意看了一眼，发现居然支顶有两个骨朵张大了！我很惊讶，看底下的青苔都干成紫菜状，怎么还活著。就浇了半瓶水下去，现在居然开了