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UK Workers Keep What Irritates Them to
Themselves
Friday, September 14,
2007
According to a survey by Ceridian, one of the largest providers
of HR services worldwide, 58% of UK office workers suffer in silence
and don't voice their concerns in terms of what stresses them at
work. The top 3 sources of stress from other workers are:
- colleagues' excuses to avoid work at 21%;
- tantrums and arguments in open space at 11%; and
- gossiping and private discussions at 9%.
Employees Keep
Quiet About What Irritates Them in the Office, ONREC.com
Burned Out?
Thursday, June 14, 2007
An article from CareerBuilder.com shows some statistics highlighting
the level of stress experienced by American workers. As mentioned
in the article, "stress and burnout can affect your immune system
and has been linked to migraines, digestive disorders, skin
diseases, high blood pressure and heart disease. It causes emotional
distress as well."
The article suggests the following tips to regain control over your
life:
- Learn to say "no."
- Reassess your goals.
- Reduce your commitments/ responsibilities both at work and at
home.
- Learn how to manage your stress better.
- Get more rest and adopt a better diet.
- Give yourself a break.
Do
You Have a Job Burnout?, CareerBuilder.com & CNN.com
Stress Relief in the Workplace
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Forbes has an article on stress in the workplace, including a
slideshow of the 10 best workplace stress relievers.
To see the slideshow, please click
here.
Careful about Your Sitting Position
Monday,
April 23, 2007
The Ledger Online has an interesting article on having the
appropriate sitting position in the workplace. According to the
article, "Neutrality" is the way to go. Stephen Conway, an expert
in workplace ergonomics, defines a neutral posture as "one that
doesn't cause undue stress to the neck, shoulders, wrists or back."
One basic idea to keep in mind is that your work environment should
be adapted to your needs, as opposed to you adapting to your work
environment.
U.S. Exporting "Stress" Abroad
Thursday, March 01, 2007
According to an article in the International Herald Tribune, the
"U.S. stress tsunami" is heading to Europe.
Resolving Your Back Pain Problems...
Thursday, February 08, 2007
MayoClinic.com has an article on preventing back pain at work.
Although doctors aren't sure about all the causes of back pain,
following are four work-related factors associated with increased
risk of back pain and injury:
- Exerting too much
force
on your back.
- Repeating
movements that cause strain on your
back.
- Bad
posture.
- Stress
(leading to muscle tension and
tightness).
The article offers a few suggestions to avoid back injuries:
- Try to be fit.
- Pay attention to your posture (sitting posture and standing
posture).
- Lift things the right way.
- Adjust your workspace to make it "back friendly."
- Adopt healthy work habits and listen to your body.
- Reduce stress.
Back
Pain at Work: Preventing Aches, Pains and Injuries, MayoClinic.com
Stress @ Work = Additional Pounds
Wednesday, November 29,
2006
Obesity has become one of the major health concerns in North
America. It reaches almost every segment of the population. What
can explain such a transformation, in such a short lapse of time?
Mary Rose Remington wrote an interesting article on how the work
environment can contribute to making people overweight.
Please click
here to read the whole article.
Transitioning Back to Work After a
Vacation
Monday,
July 24, 2006
Going back to work after a few weeks of vacation can be an element
of stress. In order to prevent that from happening, following are
some tips to keep in mind:
- be patient and expect the transition to take at least one day
before you get back to your normal self at work;
- before you leave for your vacation, assign tasks out to
colleagues so that you won't come back over burdened;
- plan your return and put down what you need to do;
- set your e-mail and your voicemail to let people know that you
are away; and
- schedule an extra day off so you can have a day to ease into
your work again... at your own pace.
Managing your return to the workplace is critical if you do not want
to undo the mental and physical benefits of your vacation.
Tips for Less Work Stress When Returning from Vacation, The Buffalo News
(The Working Life)
UK Struggling with Stress at Work
Monday, June 12, 2006
Although this news deals with the UK, I wouldn't be surprised if the
same findings apply to other countries as well.
Specifically, the survey revealed that:
- a third of managers lose their sense of humour when at work;
- half admit that they are constantly pushed to their stress
limits;
- 43% admit that they become angry against co-workers too easily;
- 55% complained of regular muscular tensions and physical aches
and pains;
- 44% experience frequent headaches;
- and the list goes on...
In light of these findings, experts advocate for employees to take
more active measures to control their stress levels and call on
employers to show more regard towards establishing a better work
environment.
One mistake that is often made by people suffering from stress is
ignoring the problem and not taking action. The problem, however, will
only compound if no concrete measures are adopted.
Study
Reveals Growing Misery of Stress at Work, EveningTimes Online
The Workplace Is a Stressful
Environment
Saturday, April 22, 2006
Stress is defined as "A mentally or emotionally disruptive or
upsetting condition occurring in response to adverse external
influences and capable of affecting physical health, usually
characterized by increased heart rate, a rise in blood pressure,
muscular tension, irritability, and depression." [Dictionary.com]
The office is full of factors causing stress. Why? Because working
at the office involves dealing with people and unexpected events,
meaning that there will inevitably be disruption, conflict, and so
forth... only some days hopefully. Below is a list of ten
"workplace stressors" from Health24.com:
- Unilateral decisions
- The radio
- Endless meetings
- Workplace affairs
- Irritating habits
- Unhealthy canteen food
- Backstabbing
- Faulty equipment
- All work and no pay
- Big talk, no do
Some of the things enumerated above are simply unavoidable. It's
illusory to think that we can eliminate stress. The key though is
knowing how to deal with it... starting by recognizing what causes it.
10 Workplace Stressors, Health24.com
Working Overtime While Sleeping
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Studies reveal that 80% of men and 60% of women have
workplace-related dreams. Those dreams typically entailed:
- An argument with a superior.
- Being late or missing an important meeting.
- One-way love for a co-worker (meaning that the feelings are not
reciprocated).
- Panic during a presentation.
- Arriving naked at the office.
- A computer crash that nullifies months of hard work.
- Getting fired.
Not what we would call "nice dreams".
Office Dreams Make Subconcious Work Overtime, CourierPost Online
Four Easy Tips to Deal With
Work-Related Stress
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Amy McKean wrote a short article on work-related stress. When
confronted with the issue, it looks pretty obvious, but it isn't.
The first step is to recognize the stress. Some people are stressed
out, but either don't recognize that they are, don't allocate it to
the right source, or think that they can handle it. At what cost
however?
Stress doesn't hit you right away, it settles down slowly in your
daily routine and makes every day a little heavier. It adds up to
the point where you notice the problem, but by that time, you
already took many bad habits along the way that you will have to get
rid of...
Following are four basic tricks to control your stress:
- To put work in perspective, meaning to allocate more time to
your personal life and family.
- To avoid negative people and try to be positive.
- To manage your anger.
- To manage your time.
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