Managers suffer ‘bleak’ work lives

Published on 17/07/2012 00:39

Managers are suffering because of the “harmful” culture across British industry, working about 46 days of unpaid 
overtime a year, going to work while ill and suffering increased stress and depression, claims a report.

Research among 1,000 managers painted a “bleak” picture of bigger workloads, more ill-health and low levels of job 
satisfaction.

The Chartered Institute of Management said its study also showed a number of “negative” management styles had emerged over the past few years, including overly bureaucratic or authoritarian.

The problems were holding back economic growth, hitting productivity and leading to 
business decline, the report warned.

Most of the managers questioned said their organisation had been restructured in the past year, while almost half had seen compulsory redundancies.