A preoccupation with rising gas prices is spilling over into the workplace, leaving employees distracted and tense, a new U.S. study suggests.
Researcher Wayne Hochwarter, a professor of management at Florida State University in Tallahassee, surveyed more than 800 full-time workers in the spring as gas prices climbed to about $3.50 a gallon.
The respondents, all of whom had an average round-trip commute of 48 kilometres, reported feeling distracted, less attentive and tense.
"Employees were simply unable to detach themselves from the stress caused by escalating gas prices as they walked through the doors at work," Hochwarter said in a release.
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Researcher Wayne Hochwarter, a professor of management at Florida State University in Tallahassee, surveyed more than 800 full-time workers in the spring as gas prices climbed to about $3.50 a gallon.
The respondents, all of whom had an average round-trip commute of 48 kilometres, reported feeling distracted, less attentive and tense.
"Employees were simply unable to detach themselves from the stress caused by escalating gas prices as they walked through the doors at work," Hochwarter said in a release.
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Have you noticed this in your workplace?
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