Stress grinds down Swiss bank employees: survey

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GENEVA (AFP) - Despite the economic upturn and booming profits, one quarter of Swiss bank employees are reportedly on anti-depressant drugs or tranquillisers and barely 16 percent of them are happy with their work.


A survey of stress levels in banks in the southern canton of Ticino found that 46 percent of respondents felt their work was often a psychological burden despite the delight of being well-paid, the Swiss daily Le Temps said.


Nearly three-quarters of the 428 banking employees surveyed felt under pressure at work, against an average of about 53 percent among white collar workers in general.


Swiss bank employees were also far less likely to meet praise from their superiors or support from their colleagues than the norm.


The survey followed a wave of concern about working conditions in Swiss banking.