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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business

Stress bragging: why workload boasts are bad for you – and your colleagues

Woman in an office being beset by demands from her fellow workers.
Stress bragging can also have negative consequences for those who have to hear it. Photograph: PeopleImages/Getty Images

Name: Stress bragging.

Age: As a tactic, ancient; as a term, about three months old.

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