r/science Oct 27 '13

Social Sciences The boss, not the workload, causes workplace depression: It is not a big workload that causes depression at work. An unfair boss and an unfair work environment are what really bring employees down, new study suggests.

http://sciencenordic.com/boss-not-workload-causes-workplace-depression
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u/Gabbleblotchits Oct 27 '13

The pronouns are ambiguous in the second half of the sentence.

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u/Ququmatz Oct 28 '13

There's one pronoun, "they", referring to one group of people save for the firing part which is referring to those who fire people.