Recently I met a senior academician for my Doctorate and we got into a discussion on the repercussions of mounting stress levels in the corporate world. Though we keep on reading a lot on the subject and the ways to beat stress, yet a few interesting points and questions emerged, which I wish to put forth. So here is some food for thought:
1. People working in most of contemporary industries have no family life. Well, they wake up with their blackberries and sleep with the same (the only time when they are home) to ensure that work is taken care of even at the oddest hour.
2. Serious physical, mental and emotional ailments at any age are quite expected. Are hi-tech gyms, yoga experts, meditation rooms, sports complexes within office premises anything beyond an eye-wash?
3. Working hours extend beyond 12, 14, 18 hours and even more. Does human body have an inbuilt robotic system? Further, are people working till bizarre hours some nocturnal species?
4. Pressure and politics are common weapons to get anything done at any cost. And these companies claim to be people friendly and have won awards for giving a congenial environment for a good work, life balance to their employees.
5. Is the term contentment (without being complacent) a passe’? Where will these larger than life expectations take us, and at what cost?
After all, we are here to live a wholesome life and not just mint vitamin M by compromising on any and everything. Please send your ideas and suggestions.
1 comment:
Dear Deepali,
Stress is the Spice of Life, without it no taste, no excitement, no PERFORMANCE.
All High Performance, eiother be in Life or Sports is done under PRESSURE which triggers the non-specific response of stress (fight, flight, fright).
Accepting it, embrassing it, is the way to achieve under it's great influence. CEO Coaching-asia.com
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