By Bert Zethof

Bill Wilkerson, recent head of the Global Business and Economic Roundtable on Addiction and Mental Health, presented a set of stress-inducing workplace situations with a humorous twist: "With apologies to David Letterman, let me give you my Top 10 list of management practices now driving us crazy."

10. Treadmill effect. Got that done? Get this done.

9. Lots of responsibility, not much discretion.

8. Too much work, not enough resources? Join the club.

7. Got something to say? E-mail me.

6. What's the priority? Everything.

5. Not sure what's expected of you? So what's your point?

4. Job fulfilment? What's that? Besides, be glad you even have a job.

3. Skills and job don't match up? Not what you were hired to do? Too bad.

2. That's not fair, doesn't make sense? Is it supposed to?

1. Turned your cellphone off? Who told you to do that?

Source: Globe & Mail, February 21, 2009.