Baking the Ingredients

A highly stressed workplace is the most susceptible to violence. The following factors add considerably to the problem  

If workplace downsizing is coupled with a combination of any or all of the above, an extremely stressful situation has been created. As stress from the workplace and family builds, the displaced worker, who may already be on the edge, becomes more desperate and isolated. This combination can become lethal—making the time ripe for acts of violence to occur. 

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