From Bob Kuns
The effect of a “bad” boss on an employee’s blood pressure comes as no surprise
(5 January, p 11).
In a previous position, my snap resignation resulted
from the inadvertent discovery that merely thinking about working for the boss
in question would immediately raise my systolic blood pressure by nearly 30 mmHg
(the corresponding rise in diastolic was not recorded). The resulting reduction
in health risk following my resignation has more than compensated for the
(somewhat unexpected) eight months of unemployment. My blood pressure since
resigning has remained pleasingly low.
Kingston, Tasmania
