STUDY: PEOPLE WHO COMPLAIN THEY ARE TOO BUSY ARE IDIOTS

Researchers from the University of Georgia Terry College of Business (* Who’s Georgia Terry?) have found that people who frequently complain about how they are overworked are seen as less competent and less likable by their colleagues. The study surveyed hundreds of workers and found that people who complain about being too busy all the time think that is going to make them look better to their colleagues, but in reality it generates ill will and makes then less likely to receive help from co-workers. In addition, the study revealed that stress bragging can have a contagious effect, causing those around the bragger to feel more stressed themselves and experience higher levels of burnout. By constantly complaining that one is too busy, it creates an expectation that everyone should be just as overloaded.
* It’s almost as if they’re saying American workers are whiny.
* Work shaming – just what we need to beat the Chinese!
* Shaming your co-workers for working too much. The DMV is light years ahead of us on this.
* Working slower is a fine life choice, unless you’re making my order at Jersey Mike’s.
* This report was supposed to be out LAST week, but the head guy said he was too busy. The jerk.