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What scares us at work

A bit of fun for the Halloween holiday:

CareerBuilder.com asked in an unscientific, online poll of 4,285 U.S. workers, What is the scariest part of your job?

The responses:

Workload - 18 percent
Performance reviews - 9 percent
Tight deadlines - 9 perent
Hours worked - 8 percent
Meeting with the boss or supervisor - 7 percent
Sitting through meetings - 6 percent

The survey also asked, Which popular character best characterizes your boss?

The good news: Glenda the Good Witch was selected most often...by 20 percent of the respondents. Glenda is "liked and respected by all."

The other characterizations:

The Wolf Man - fine one minute, howling the next - 11 percent
The Invisible Man - never around - 10 percent
Casper the Friendly Ghost - eager to help but often misunderstood - 9 percent
Dracula - constantly sucking the life right out of you - 6 percent
Wicked Witch of the West - always conniving and sending minions out to do her dirty work - 5 percent
The Mummy - slow-moving and with an ancient thought process - 4 percent
The Grim Reaper - constantly delivers bad news and inspires fear - 3 percent
Frankenstein - green with envy - 1 percent.

Submitted by Diane Stafford on October 31, 2009 - 4:00am.
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