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Stress Management Tips for the Workplace – Part 2
In the first part, I talked about how you can deal with a rude and mean co-worker to reduce your stress levels. Today, I will talk about the mean and crabby bosses as well as heavy workloads that is contributing to your rising stress levels.
Many times, it is worst when you have a mean and rude boss rather than a co-worker. And putting up with the nonsense from a boss that makes you feel utterly powerless and miserable is really stressful! You could try talking to your boss first about the situation to see it it helps your stress levels.
And if that doesn’t work, you many have to consider going over their heads to someone higher up and let them know what is going on. At this point, you should be keeping a list of what your boss has done and said. Share that list with someone at the Human Resource (HR) department or whomever you are discussing the problem with.
My point is that you shouldn’t have to put up with this nonsense at your workplace… especially when it is unwarranted and just mean spirited. And sadly, there ARE people who just thrive on being a jerk and miserable person to boot. Just don’t let that person ruin your job performance. Most companies WILL work along with you to resolve the problems before it gets out of hand and job productivety begins to slide down.
Huge or heavy workloads can really add to your stress levels. All that additional responsibilities and deadlines to meet only makes stress inevitable. Try to take only the jobs and task that you can handle at one time. Ask for help from your co-workers and be willing and able to help THEM out when they need extra help. It is called teamwork and you are all trying to do the same thing… move your company forward.
There are other areas in your workplace that adds to your stress levels that I haven’t talked about. But if they are adding to your stress, you need to identify the causes and find out how to minimize or work through the problem. Workplaces are a tough and stressful environment! Just use your head and find ways to solve and alleviate your stress levels so it won’t get the better of you.
Kate 
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Topics: Stress Relief | Tags: manage stress | 5 Comments »
February 23rd, 2009 at 5:53 am
Yeah, that’s really true.
However, have you ever heard of these rules?
1. Your boss is always right.
2. If your boss was wrong, look at the first rule!
Some times, when I want to take off stress, I like to go shopping online, for some small gadgets, jewelry,etc.
I don’t really go to big companies like Ebay or Amazon. I rather do some research, look for small businesses, contact their supports, ask questions to see how good they are. Normally they take care people better than the giant companies.
This will do some times ( if your boss wasn’t around
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February 23rd, 2009 at 5:57 am
Workforce stress can be a real issue, but working to reduce it can be tricky due to our difficult economy. Some of your advice may be a challenge to implement since many companies and being forced to do more with less- there is no opportunity to reduce heavy workloads. A more practical way to deal with the stress of a heavy workload is to communicate with your boss about expectations and then challenge yourself to develop work practices to make your workload easier.
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February 23rd, 2009 at 6:31 am
I agree with the advice that we need some help from our team to reduce workload( TO reduce stress .) , but what can you do if your team does not support you .I do a lot of work and my coulige doesnot do i asked my lead but That didnt work too. That only increase stress level
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February 23rd, 2009 at 9:06 am
Wow- this post really hits home to me! To create a little empathy, I am in sales with goals that must be achieved in order to get a paycheck. Needless to say, work is the largest stress creator I have in my life. Let’s be honest- I need a paycheck in order to survive and if I don’t meet the goals I am going home almost empty handed! I have found that creating small goals, writing them down, then crossing them off when achieved has helped relieve some stress over the years. It takes away from the anxiety of the HUGE PRESSURE of “If I don’t make these numbers I won’t be able to make THAT payment”. It also proves to your boss that you have a plan of attack for success and proves to yourself that all things can be accomplished with hard work and time.
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February 23rd, 2009 at 10:04 am
workforce stress can be removed only by human resource planning .it is the duty of management peope to think about this.
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