Hawkwind
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So, as the title says a good friend and business contact of 17 years died on Sunday. He was 44 years old and died on the operating table having gone to hospital with chest pains. Met with him in Istanbul two weeks ago and he seemed very stressed out. He complained that he was overworked, working every night and most weekends.
I'm still in shock to be honest but it is a real wake up call for me personally. I'm seriously wondering if getting stupidly overpaid is really worth the stress of the job I do (Program Management). I'm not daft I know stress kills and there is a lot more to life than work, but this is the first time I have had a close friend die like this.
Anyone else in a stressful job considering downsizing?
I'm still in shock to be honest but it is a real wake up call for me personally. I'm seriously wondering if getting stupidly overpaid is really worth the stress of the job I do (Program Management). I'm not daft I know stress kills and there is a lot more to life than work, but this is the first time I have had a close friend die like this.
Anyone else in a stressful job considering downsizing?