The Harvard Business Review reports, “A majority of employees spend 10 or more hours per month complaining—or listening to others complain—about their bosses or upper management. Even more amazing, almost a third spend 20 hours or more per month doing so.”
Only voiced complaints were measured and reported in the study. Add unspoken complaints and it is easy to see there is a lot of mental churning and self-inflicted emotional disruption in our lives.