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Annoying co-workers stress people out

BOSTON, July 26 (UPI) — A new survey says U.S. co-workers’ annoying habits are the number one source of stress in the workplace.

The top complaint was talking too loudly on the phone, followed by constant whining about work, the Boston Globe reported.

Nearly 60 percent of respondents to an online survey by job-search Web site www.truejobs.com said their co-workers’ annoying habits negatively affected their work relationships, and 40 percent said it led them to seek a different job.

When a co-worker gets on your last nerve, it can create a physiological reaction, such as rising blood pressure, that increases stress and decreases concentration, psychologist Philip Quinn told the newspaper.

Despite the irritation, 54 percent of the respondents said they have not considered confronting their bothersome co-workers, the survey said.

And I always thought it was the low wage and the daily commute that stressed me out when I had my 9-5 7 years ago. All this time it was those inconsiderate co-workers that contributed to my stress