From This is London is this story on Office Rage:
More than half of all office staff in the UK have become so angry at work they have nearly punched a colleague, according the results of a survey today.
Some 53% of workers have been brought to the brink of violence by “office rage”, with loud-mouthed colleagues cited as the main cause. […]
Man, what I wouldn’t give to have that again (HHOS?). Really, most of the problems are things we can all relate to, though hopefully they’re only rare occurances:
The study, based on research among 450 office workers across Britain, found that 64% of those surveyed get angry at colleagues shouting across the office and talking over people at meetings.
IT problems caused 53% to lose their temper, followed by excessive workloads (51%) and interruptions while on the phone (37%). […]
This was my favorite part of the article, though:
Asked how they coped with anger, nearly a third of respondents (31%) said they ignored the person responsible.
Twenty per cent, the majority of whom were women, made a cup of tea [&hellip]
Those wacky Brits ;). How British Are You?
