The fact that we only talk about workplace stress when there is a high-profile case of mental ill-health is a problem. Such cases seem to be occurring more frequently, or at least more publicly. Sir Hector Sants, for example, the former head of the UK financial regulator, has stepped down from a senior role at Barclays after last month’s announcement that he was taking leave because of “exhaustion and stress”. António Horta-Osório, chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group, two years ago took a leave of absence on doctors’ advice, returning in early 2012. Carsten Schloter, chief executive of Swisscom, Switzerland’s biggest telecoms company, is presumed to have committed suicide in July, having talked publicly about the relentless demands of the job. The following month, Pierre Wauthier, chief financial officer of Zurich Insurance, committed suicide, blaming a difficult work relationship.
我们只有在高端人物罹患精神疾病之事闹得满城风雨时才会谈到职场压力，这是一个很大的问题。如今，这样的事情似乎出现得越来越频繁，或者说至少更公开化了。例如，曾任英国金融监管部门主管的赫克托•桑特爵士(Sir Hector Sants)去年10月宣布因“疲惫和压力”休假之后辞去了在巴克莱银行(Barclays)的资深职位。劳埃德银行集团(Lloyds Banking Group)首席执行官安东尼奥•奥尔塔-奥索里奥(António Horta-Osório)2011年曾遵照医生的指示休了病假，并于2012年初重返工作岗位。瑞