Q: 45% of people say that work causes them to gain weight and 18% say it’s because of this?
A: Work celebrations
According to the survey, 45% of people say they’ve gained weight at their current job, and 10% have gained more than 20 pounds. Here are the 10 reasons why . . .
- Sitting at a desk most of the day. 51% said this contributed to their weight gain.
- Too tired from work to exercise. 45% said it was a factor.
- Eating because of job stress, 38%.
- No time to exercise before or after work, 38%.
- Eating out all the time, 24%.
- Having to skip meals because of time, 19%.
- Celebrations at work, 18%.
- The office candy jar, 16%.
- Pressure to eat food your coworkers bring in, 8%.
- Happy hours, 4%.
