Feeling slighted these days? Like your boss just doesn't notice or appreciate your hard work? Well, my only suggestion is to either start looking for a new job, or do your best to not let it get to you…or else.
British researchers found that people who feel as though they are always being treated unfairly at work or at home are at an increased risk of heart attack.
By asking a few thousand civil service workers to rate how they feel in response to the following statement: "I often have the feeling that I am being treated unfairly," the researchers discovered that feeling unappreciated has a significant effect on a person's risk of heart attack.
In the study, the participants were asked to rate how they felt they were treated at work; based on a scale of 1 through 6 (1 being treated the most fairly and 6 being treated the least). After tracking these participants for 11 years, the results revealed a much greater incidence of heart attack in the people who believed they were treated unfairly at work than the results expressed by those who felt as though they were treated fairly.
So, what can you do? Make sure you are a valuable asset to your company, then make sure your boss knows it. Put yourself in a position where they don't want to see you go, and you're guaranteed to get more respect and appreciation.
How about you? How would you rate your appreciation at work on a scale of 1-6?
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