Librarians complained about their physical environment, saying they were sick of being stuck between book shelves all day, as well as claiming their skills were not used and how little control they felt they had over their career. They were also more likely than other professions t be absent from work. Mr Saddiq urged all employers to tackle the problem of stress. "Although these findings seem strange at first, they actually show how insidious stress can be, and how it can have an unhealthy impact in any organisation," he said.