A recent study which followed men for ten years reveiled that those that worked for mean or otherwise incompetent bosses were 64% more likely to have heart attacks both fatal and mild.
The reason is that such bosses who don’t value or appreciate their workers add stress on the worker who then is likely to adopt a less than healthy lifestyle.
This is no wonder. When you feel belittled and undervalued day after day it does take a toll on your self esteem. Add to that feeling trapped in the job because of the bad economy does not help.
I have seen too many bosses who don’t have a clue on how to inspire or motivate their workers. You can almost see the invisible whip as they yell more, more, better, better. I have worked for bosses where you can give them 199 great pieces of work and make a mistake on the 200th, and all you hear about is that one that’s a mistake.