In the flurry of rushing from one meeting to another, we often forget to take the time to breathe. it is hard when you feel the pressure of everything may fall apart if I just stop.
Did you know secretaries, waitresses, middle managers, police officers, editors and medical interns are those job roles identified as the most stressed jobs due to the need to response to other’s demands, time and with little control over what happens? Common complaints of too much responsibility and too little authority, unfair labor practices and inadequate job descriptions.
Often times your work setting can create stress because of noise, lack of privacy, poor lighting, poor ventilation, poor temperature control or inadequate sanitary facilities. Work environments where there is there is company confusion or an overly bossy, lazy or crisis-centered managerial style are all very stressful.
There are a few tips on how to best manage workplace stress:
• Keep a stress journal-journal for a week to identify which situations create the most stress and how you respond to them.
Four tips to deal with work stress… (more)
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