High-stress jobs can adversely affect couples’ marriages, both the National Center for Family & Marriage Research and the U.S. Census Bureau concluded. In fact, for some professions, the divorce rates exceed half of all marriages.
Below are the top five professions most likely to lead to an employee’s divorce.
5. Serving in the military
For each deployment a couple endures, the risk of the marriage imploding rises precipitously. Long stretches of time away from the homebound spouse create cracks in the marital facade.
4. Gaming service workers
Being around high rollers and everyone drinking alcohol can have a deleterious effect on a casino employee’s marriage. They see lots of excess and impulsivity that can bleed over into their personal lives, creating chaos.
3. Flight attendants
Too many layovers in foreign lands can create an emotional distance with partners back home. The exotic surroundings may also be the catalyst for brief assignations with co-workers or even airline customers, further loosening the bonds of marriage.
2. Bartenders
Even though they may tire of being customers’ sounding boards, that’s part of their job duties, along with late nights and an oversaturation in alcohol. The transient nature of bartending and dependence on tips encourages flirtation on the job, worsening the problem.
1. Gaming Managers
These workers are under immense pressure to maintain order on the gaming tables and machines in an atmosphere of noise and pathos. Easy access to alcohol and late-night hours both take a huge toll on gaming managers’ marriages.
In reality, people of all professions can face divorce. Whether you decide to file or have to answer your spouse’s petition for divorce, learning more about the family laws in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a good idea.
