Tips For Managing Stress In The Workplace

By Alex Archer

Every employee who falls under the so-called rat race would feel really challenged in the work world where job demands will leave you but feeling stressed out more often than not. For us to be able to face all the pressures and come out victorious in the end, stress management is a skill we must also master.

Even with the emergence of modern technology with all the gadgets and devices that ease our job processing, stress has never been out of the equation and may even be heightened by this because of the demand of learning something new and to keep with the use of new technology.

In other words, both employee and employer are faced with a high probability of stress exposure that can jeopardize overall health and well-being. In a 1996 World Health Organization report, stress is classified as a "worldwide epidemic." No less than US$300 billion yearly is spent approximately for stress-related occurrences such as chronic absenteeism or tardiness, frequent medical leaves, and below standards employee performance.

Therefore, job stress management is really one of the most important aspects to deal with in the workplace.

As one would query, what are the triggers to job stress and how would both the employees and employers be able to create an effective job stress management plan?

In one of the online resource that tackles job stress management, Helpguide, the early manifestations of stress like colds, flu, headache, cough and stomach upset start when employees become too stressed at work and dissatisfaction from doing the work is apparent because of too many to handle frustration or exhaustion gets in the way. More often than not, the workplace is susceptible to job demands that are way over the top that employees tend to perform very poorly.

HelpGuide also identified a lot of the other reasons of job stress, among which are physical environment, specific work conditions, changes in the workplace, and organizational culture. The specific work conditions involve extreme workload, inessential assignments or tasks, frequent overtimes with undercompensation, not enough rest breaks, and too high of an expectation. Factors such as noise pollution and overcrowding, ergonomics concern, poor ventilation, and occupational health hazards are also play a great role as job stressors.

Job stress management should be something to prioritize in the work environment in order to achieve each employee's maximum potential and keep the company in tiptop shape. It is but human resource that gives the business life and profits. - 30535

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