Stress At Work And Satisfaction
here appears little doubt of stressful situations. Although
that one of the major considered as having a negative
adverse influences on job impact, a certain amount of
satisfaction, work performance, stress may be seen as positive
absenteeism, turnover and and even as a good thing, which
productivity, is the incidence of helps and promotes a high level
stress at work. Stress is a of performance. Keeping the
source of tension and frustration balance is the challenging task
that may arise through a number of management.
of interrelated influences on
behavior, including the The five situations that are most
individual, group, organizational commonly considered as stressful
and environmental factors. In a are the following:
recent survey into attitudes to
work, when a random sample of - Responsibility for the work of
1,000 workers was asked to others - conflicting objectives
specify the biggest problem at of groups and organizations,
work, the second most common groups and individuals, self and
response (after poor pay - 18%) superiors.
was stress at 17%. This would
seem to support the contention - Innovative functions -
that stress is a problem of the conflicting priorities and
nineties. different psychological demands
between the routine and
The causes of stress are complex. administrative aspects of the job
Stress is also a very personal and the creative side.
experience, as is the response of
each individual to it and their - Integrative or boundary
beliefs about how best to cope functions - the stressful role of
with the causes and the effects the coordinator, due to the lack
of control over the demand of design. It involves moving a
their resources. person from one job or task to
another. It attempts to add some
- Relationship problems - variety and to help remove
difficulties with a boss, boredom, at leads in the short
subordinates or colleges. term. However, if the tasks
involved are all very similar and
- Career uncertainty - doubtful routine, then once the person is
future career prospects affect familiar with the new task the
the whole of a person's work work may quickly prove boring
again.
There are a number of techniques
by which individuals may bring Job rotation may lead to the
stress under control. For acquisition of additional skills
example, changing your viewpoint; but does not necessarily develop
putting your problems into their levels. Strictly, job
perspective; learning to laugh at rotation is not really job
life; not worrying and working on design, because neither the
stress reduction; not talking nature of the task nor the method
yourself down; and not attempting of working is restructured.
to slow your life down. However, it may help a person
identify more with the completed
In addition, companies have product or service. It can also
initiated internal programs to be used as a form of training and
reduce the fatigue or stress from it can reduce stress that is
working on a specific position associated with managing the
for a long period of time. In increased responsibilities of a
fact, job rotation is the most specific role in a company.
basic form of individual job
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