Workplace Wellbeing: When you can't let go of a grudge 

Holding onto a grievance can increase your stress and anxiety levels.  It's more productive to look at what it says about you and your belief system 

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Begrudgers, that’s what we are. This is according to a global online poll of 12,000 adults by the review website Trustpilot in 2022, which found that 78% of us have a lingering resentment. And not just one. The average adult was found to be harbouring seven grudges at any one time.

Maybe you envy the colleague who got the promotion you wanted. Or perhaps you’ll never forgive the co-worker who stole your cupcake from the office fridge.