According to a recent Harris poll, 70 percent of American workers say their coworkers seem more stressed out now, compared to a year ago.

One major cause of job stress is too much work. About one-third of employees report being chronically overworked, in a 2004 survey by the Families and Work Institute. About one-fifth say they sometimes or often work during their vacation.

Long-term job stress has been linked to cardiovascular disease, back pain, depression, job burnout, workplace accidents and possibly less ability to fight off illnesses.

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