worker stress

Workers who managed to keep their jobs are unhappy, too -- exhausted, underpaid, and treated badly by their bosses, but afraid to speak up. Now, as the job market improves, they are looking for new jobs.

Employers who used job cuts to save money during the economic crisis knew that layoffs would put strains on the workers who remained. But now, those cost-cutting measures are impairing their ability to attract the top talent they'll need to rebound in the current sluggish economy.