The Economic Times presented a wonderful report on Stressed Workforce on 7th July 2011. Here is a snapshot of the same, with a few additions.
Causes:
Work related:
1. Excessive workload
2. Inadequate planning
3. High expectations & inhuman demands (happens to be a personal cause too)
4. Quick growth & money
5. Negative work environment
6. Un co-operative boss
7. Non-challenging work
Personal:
8. Loss of spouse/ loved one
9. Chronic health problem
10. Strain in close relationship
11. Lack of understanding
12. Lack of communication (can be work related too)
The report has made an eye opening revelation, that Indian women are the most stressed in the world. The main reason being- overstretching themselves to meet the expectations both at work and home, and still carrying guilt of not being able to keep people around happy (I see this struggle happening at list till my generation). However, keeping the article gender neutral, let’s move on.
Effects:
1. Problems in inter-personal relationships
2. Difficulty in communicating
3. Inadequacy to cope up with problems
4. Irritable behaviour
5. Anxiety, nervousness
6. Depression
7. Weight loss or gain without any reason
8. Problems in digestion
9. Hypertension
10. Sluggish auto immune system
Corporate initiatives:
1. Gymnasium, yoga centre etc at workplace
2. Counselling - An appreciable initiative taken by a few companies- shall be presented at length in the forthcoming post.
Link to the newspaper report: A must read:)
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/india-inc-executives-both-physically-mentally-stressed-out/articleshow/9132595.cms?curpg=1
1. Excessive workload
2. Inadequate planning
3. High expectations & inhuman demands (happens to be a personal cause too)
4. Quick growth & money
5. Negative work environment
6. Un co-operative boss
7. Non-challenging work
Personal:
8. Loss of spouse/ loved one
9. Chronic health problem
10. Strain in close relationship
11. Lack of understanding
12. Lack of communication (can be work related too)
The report has made an eye opening revelation, that Indian women are the most stressed in the world. The main reason being- overstretching themselves to meet the expectations both at work and home, and still carrying guilt of not being able to keep people around happy (I see this struggle happening at list till my generation). However, keeping the article gender neutral, let’s move on.
Effects:
1. Problems in inter-personal relationships
2. Difficulty in communicating
3. Inadequacy to cope up with problems
4. Irritable behaviour
5. Anxiety, nervousness
6. Depression
7. Weight loss or gain without any reason
8. Problems in digestion
9. Hypertension
10. Sluggish auto immune system
Corporate initiatives:
1. Gymnasium, yoga centre etc at workplace
2. Counselling - An appreciable initiative taken by a few companies- shall be presented at length in the forthcoming post.
Link to the newspaper report: A must read:)
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/india-inc-executives-both-physically-mentally-stressed-out/articleshow/9132595.cms?curpg=1
Have a nice week ahead!
