Nearly Half Of SME Workers Quit Jobs Because Of Stress

Nearly half of people working in small and medium-sized (SMEs) businesses have quit their jobs because of work-related frustrations and stress, according to a new survey. A survey for the software firm Process Bliss found 38% of people surveyed said working for a small business was more stressful than working for a bigger firm. A third of those surveyed said having to chase colleagues for updates was their main source of work-related stress, while 31% said it was a lack of information or clarity when asked to do something.

Other sources of workplace stress cited were a lack of control over a situation (28%), a lack of guidance/direction from the boss (26%) and a lack of response to emails (25%).
And 42% of people working for SMEs said they had changed jobs and a third admitted to having called in sick because of work-related frustrations and stresses.