Just a few years ago, the Royal Bank financial planner won performance awards for bringing so much business into his branch in Quebec.
But earlier this year, he says, the pressure of hitting sales targets — compounded by the death of a family member and a break-in at home — became too much.
He says he couldn’t eat, couldn’t sleep for more than a few hours a night and felt constantly stressed, anxious and exhausted. Even getting out of bed was a chore.
All of it affected his work.
“It was harder and harder every day,” he told Go Public. “It was difficult to
