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# UnderPressure - Stress in the C-Suite

By [**Barry Roche**](https://rsg.consulting/blog/author/barry-roche) on 21 Jan 2026

Even before COVID-19, the cost of workplace stress was high: $500 billion to the US economy, 550 million workdays per year,1 60% to 80% of all workplace accidents, up to 90% of doctor visits,3 and worst of all, 120,000 annual deaths. To no surprise, the pandemic and its effects exacerbated job stress for many people. To name just a few, these include illness and lost loved ones, heightened racial, gender, and disability inequities, an overburdened healthcare system, a turbulent economy, supply-chain disruption, and shifting expectations around work. Overall, a striking 94% of workers reported experiencing increased stress in 2021.

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