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Today’s Economy Creating a Stressful Work Environment

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    Dr. Jennifer Duffy discusses how a bad economy is impacting today’s workforce.

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Call the agency oh art yeah it's American Airlines just apologizing for that guy up flight attendant SNC freaking out Monday -- in the airline to cancel.

That -- this is right about now -- remember certain jetBlue violet.

-- doing the same day and countless flight attendants even passengers acting out kind of the same way.

-- doctor Jennifer Duffy on why this is a sign of the times the doctors that.

A psychologist.

Psychology okay.

What's going on -- People are very stressed and this is really what you're seeing that people are in a bad economy for most.

People as generations the worst economy they've ever lived through yet but we'll we've gone -- -- -- -- -- people haven't freaked out like this on well let's things aren't aren't getting better I think this has been prolong the so much uncertainty about the future.

People are losing their jobs and if -- -- luster job you know how demoralizing that can be.

And when people lose their jobs as very few jobs to get -- flight attendant had a job.

-- the island these -- had a job it's not a good job let's be honest it's so there's nothing glamorous about flying these days when you get on the plane pilot.

I would say -- they work a lot of hours say they I don't know the word hello -- -- -- you don't forget.

What I portal you get people on the -- like euphoria and hand you do forgot.

When people get on a plane there already stressed out and adds to -- you got a bunch of angry people and a very small confined space.

And if you lived through 9/11 in the back of your mind you're gonna worry that.

Is they're -- be some sort or terrorist attack so everyone's on edge hyper vigilant and then now there's all these rules.

They the flight attendant is really just the of them -- -- insurance.

How would you advise people who doctor -- you go to -- is doing whatever is driving and I think it's frankly world talk down to be treated like cattle it's my opinion but.

-- to defer to your expertise advisors and just had a com down.

Well it's hard to calm down after four hours of being on a flight is happened to look for -- -- -- -- That's right and it's a business decision makes good business sense to leave everybody on the plan -- you know they are still in the flights ready to take off they go out.

They don't take into consideration what that's doing to the passengers of people are gonna get agitated.

And that everybody copes very -- on under stress pathology comes out.

So some people are gone I've got to become about -- you stressed as being done don't freak out well that they need to -- -- that freaked out but after a point.

They also need to let people off the plane those guys should be fired the ones who are represent -- -- should be fired when they do.

Well that there is absolutely adding that that's unstable and unsafe for people on the -- -- -- the tip my family's decision.

And also -- -- -- pointed out doctor Jennifer Duffy thank you very very much expand.

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