The mining, energy and water supply industry has been named the worst industry in the UK for displays of toxic hustle culture, a new study by Private Rehab Clinic Delamere reveals.
The study has identified the industries with the worst attitudes towards hustle culture (refers to people feeling pressured to work tirelessly in order to constantly make money and be productive), with each industry receiving a total score out of 60 and ranked from worst to best.
With a very poor overall score of 16.3/60 in the study, the hustle culture in the mining, energy and water supply industry is very worrying.
This score took into account factors like health and wellbeing, which scored an underwhelming 5.0/10. When it came to work/life balance, this industry ranked very poorly, achieving only 2.1/10 – highlighting that there is a lot of work to be done within these kinds of jobs to improve the lives of workers.
The average working hours in this industry prompted a score of only 1.4/10, as an average of 35.8 hours per week were recorded. As well as this, the level of workplace stress was as high as 51.50%, scoring this industry 6.4/10 in this category.
The manufacturing industry closely followed in second place, with a less than glamorous overall score of 17.7/60. This score was made up of several disappointing factors, such as a health and wellbeing score of just 1.4/10, a disappointing work-life balance score of 2.1/10, and a levels of workplace stress score of 1.4/10.
In third place was the transport and storage industry, with an overall ranking of 20.7/60. With many people blaming delays and cancellations on transport workers, stress levels are guaranteed to be high – with 52.40% of people in this industry admitting to feelings of overwhelming pressure.
The full report can be viewed here.
