Those whose jobs provide them with few opportunities to decide what they do or how to do it tend to die earlier than employees given more decision-making opportunities, new US research suggests. Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston say that jobs in which employees have little control tend to be highly repetitive and dissuade people from becoming fully engaged in their work. Additionally, passive jobs, in which people may have to struggle to stay alert and awake, can be stressful, causing a release of harmful hormones.
(Reuters Health Online 24/05/02)

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