> One in 10 workers say employees have come
> to blows because of stress at work. And 42
> percent say there's yelling and verbal abuse
> in their offices, the survey of 1,305 U.S.
> workers shows.
...
> * 14 percent say they work where machinery
> or equipment has been damaged as a result of
> workplace rage;
I think a large proportion of this is due to a well-known computer
operating system. A similar survey among 1,205 computer users in the UK
found that 75% of the users regularly shout at the PC, and 25% of younger
PC users have used physical violence against their PC. (Remember the guy
who "massacrated" his PC with rounds of dum-dum bullets..) The main
frustration is from frequent crashes that often lead to data loss. The
increased stress from BlueScreens and software bugs also negatively
affects users' relationship to co-workers.
Chris
