The Statistics about the Job Stress Explode!The latest statistics about the job related stress have practically exploded in the past few years. One of the numerous studies performed in the United States indicate the following data: • 40% of the employees consider that their jobs are very stressing; • 26% affirm that they feel exhausted and stressed by the wok related tasks; • 29% affirm that they are stressed ever once in a while. Another elaborated series of statistics highlight the fact that the job related stress is one of the most important problems of the today’s society. As a result, almost a quarter of the American employees consider that the work is the most stressing factor of their everyday lives (North-western National Life) , while the rest of the employees agree with the fact that the present working generation is subjected to more stressful conditions than the previous one. (According to the studies performed by Princetown Survey Research Associates). Moreover, the job related problems are always associated with health affections, even more than the financial or the family problems. The job related stress is generally a negative psychic and emotional state, which is generated when the job demands exceed the employee’s abilities to solve them or don’t fit their needs any more. Sometimes, the job related stress is often misaddressed with the job challenges, but those two notions are very distinct, as psychologists have already confirmed. The work challenges can give us psychic and physical energy, providing the right motivation to develop new abilities and to perform to our best in the work tasks. Whenever we get over a challenge, we feel relaxed and satisfied; therefore, this can be the main ingredient of your professional growth. On the other hand, stress exhausts us, doesn’t leave us with a satisfaction feeling and decreases employee productivity. Few of the causes of job related stress are: - Working extra hours; - Corporate changes; - Tight deadlines; - Boring tasks; - Not finding the job that suits your abilities and needs; - Lack of promotion opportunities; Unfortunately, the job related stress also affects our health, causing numerous disorders, such as heart problems, psychic affections or work accidents. In order to properly manage this negative state, we should learn how to relieve the stress accumulated in the body because of the job pressures. You can start with simple things such as: Try to clear any disturbing issues by talking with the staff from human resources; Time management should be good as organizing things will surely help you remove some of the stress. Make a list with your priorities and try to schedule them in the most productive part of the day. Eat healthy; go to the gym and always save time for relaxation and quality time with your family. Spending time with your friends and family is one of the best ways to forget about the job related stress.
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