Bored to Death? Public Health researcher finds that boring, low-control jobs can increase risk of death
[University of Texas] In the most comprehensive study of its kind examining the working life of Americans, researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston have released new evidence that boring, low-control jobs can hasten death.

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[(Minneapolis) Star Tribune] This is the claim of researchers from the University of Texas School of Public Health, who found that workers who spent their lives in undemanding jobs with little control over their work were 35 percent more likely to die during a 10-year period than workers in challenging jobs with lots of decision-making responsibilities, after controlling for other relevant factors.