Working Under Pressure, a Skill or an Effect of Desensitization?

Nowadays, if you’re good at working under pressure, you’re usually highly valued in the workplace. Furthermore, the labor market evolves at an alarming rate. It’s also highly likely that in a few years’ time, the jobs we know today will probably have completely changed or disappeared. This all adds to the stress of competing in today’s job market. This poses a question. Is the ability to work under pressure a skill or rather an effect of desensitization? We might also ask if these kinds of perspectives are normalizing a situation that, despite being real and operational, is still harmful. We’ve all had…