Study vs. Work

To understand this thought it is very essential for you to know that I did my graduation degree in law and masters in business administration. Basically I have taken university education for a total of seven years and currently in my eighth year at Queen Mary, University of London. One of my friends from the law college (in fact from school days) days also did her MBA and started working in some company, the name of which I cannot recall at this instance.
Once after I landed in London, I had a chat with this friend. Let’s call her Ruth. So she asks me about my life in London, studies, college, etc. My mid terms were around the corner so I was under pressure to perform well because the results of midterm count towards the final marks. And this triggers the sensitive topic of work pressure. She insists that work pressure is more serious than exam review.
Well, I have worked in the past. My schedule was crazy. My day started at 6.30am. I took tuition for MBA entrance from 7.30am to 9.30am. At 9.45 am I had to report in the office where I worked part time. I then attended college from 1pm to 6pm. On returning home I studied for my graduation exams and slept by 11.30pm.
In this whole process, I was constantly worried about my entrance score and my graduation results. I was fortunate to have very supportive seniors who valued education equally. I never faced any problems in my office.
Later after my MBA, I worked as a Marketing and PR executive. But even there I was never worried or tensed about my targets because of the support of the team. My MBA results were declared when I was working here. The amount of tension I was in at this time cannot be compared the work pressure.
I have been lucky to always have a supportive team wherever I worked. Probably that took away all my work pressure. Even if I did commit a mistake at the office, I knew my seniors would help me sort it out. They would never put me in the line of fire but always faced it themselves.
And when working, there is every possibility that even if any mistake has been committed, you alone are not responsible for it. There may be several causes for that mistake.
But when talking about exams, you and only you are accountable for the results. Let us leave aside instances where one has resorts to revaluation and remodelling, if there is any change. If you have studied and performed well in the exams, your results will be positive.
The point I am trying to make here is that everyone is individually responsible for exam results. Given the above reasons I think that exam pressure is more than work pressure.