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Workers may either lose weight excessively or gain weight excessively. An unhealthy lifestyle and a poor social relationship is almost always a result of stress in the workplace. An unhealthy personal and social life can in turn create more stress for the employee since he or she is distracted by problems outside of the workplace. This shows that work and social or personal life compliments each other. Stress relief can only be achieved once there is a balance between the two.
• A new workplace environment can also be another cause of stress in the workplace. Having to deal with a different work culture can create stress temporarily. But if a worker fails to adjust properly conflicts may arise between colleagues or even with officers. Dealing with difficult people in the workplace induces workplace politics or gossips which generates even more stress in the workplace. This is where a network of support can be particularly helpful.
• Work bullies or co-workers who make life miserable for you can also be a cause of workplace …show more content…
Some examples include:
Categories of Job Stressors Examples
Factors unique to the job • workload (overload and underload)
• pace / variety / meaningfulness of work
• autonomy (e.g., the ability to make your own decisions about our own job or about specific tasks)
• shiftwork / hours of work
• physical environment (noise, air quality, etc)
• isolation at the workplace (emotional or working alone)
Role in the organization • role conflict (conflicting job demands, multiple supervisors/managers)
• role ambiguity (lack of clarity about responsibilities, expectations, etc)
• level of responsibility
Career development • under/over-promotion
• job security (fear of redundancy either from economy, or a lack of tasks or work to do)
• career development opportunities
• overall job satisfaction
Relationships at work (Interpersonal) • supervisors
• coworkers
• subordinates
• threat of violence, harassment, etc (threats to personal safety)
Organizational structure/climate • participation (or non-participation) in decision-making
• management style
• communication
• A new workplace environment can also be another cause of stress in the workplace. Having to deal with a different work culture can create stress temporarily. But if a worker fails to adjust properly conflicts may arise between colleagues or even with officers. Dealing with difficult people in the workplace induces workplace politics or gossips which generates even more stress in the workplace. This is where a network of support can be particularly helpful.
• Work bullies or co-workers who make life miserable for you can also be a cause of workplace …show more content…
Some examples include:
Categories of Job Stressors Examples
Factors unique to the job • workload (overload and underload)
• pace / variety / meaningfulness of work
• autonomy (e.g., the ability to make your own decisions about our own job or about specific tasks)
• shiftwork / hours of work
• physical environment (noise, air quality, etc)
• isolation at the workplace (emotional or working alone)
Role in the organization • role conflict (conflicting job demands, multiple supervisors/managers)
• role ambiguity (lack of clarity about responsibilities, expectations, etc)
• level of responsibility
Career development • under/over-promotion
• job security (fear of redundancy either from economy, or a lack of tasks or work to do)
• career development opportunities
• overall job satisfaction
Relationships at work (Interpersonal) • supervisors
• coworkers
• subordinates
• threat of violence, harassment, etc (threats to personal safety)
Organizational structure/climate • participation (or non-participation) in decision-making
• management style
• communication