might need anti-anxiety drugs to be a functioning adult in society. I think a more effective method to dealing with stress is changing the customs we have established here in the United States. In particular, I think changing the norms within the workplace would decrease the amount of stress faced by individuals. Per the American Institute of Stress, “80% of workers feel stress on the job” (AIS). Work is the leading cause of stress for people, as one can see that the mass majority of people…
I’m currently employed by Quest Diagnostic here in Tucker, Georgia. Quest Diagnostics is a national recognized reference laboratory with multiple locations here in the U.S. Our facility here in Tucker performs laboratory services for numerous healthcare providers and other reference labs throughout the state of Georgia as well as a number of other states throughout the country. Since each state has its own licensure laws and regulations, Quest Diagnostics maintains licensures for several…
There are many different forms of harassment in the workplace. For example, it can be sexual, gender, or racial discrimination. The focus of this paper is to analyze sexual harassment and its relation to power. Sexual harassment in the workplace has existed since the entrance of women into this setting. The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act deal with sexual harassment in the workplace. Women were undermined and considered unworthy of many…
CASE – SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE The case is about sexual harassment in the work place. There is a lady name Rosetta who is facing sexual harassment in the work place, sexual harassment is a form of discrimination involving the making of unwanted sexual abuses and obscene remarks. This is strictly prohibited under Canadian Human Rights Act. Regarding the case, this is a reasonable instance of sexual harassment, According to the case study, Rosetta’s co-workers usually ask Rosetta about…
Chapter 20 Online Hour Task Policy Regulation of Alcohol and drug testing, workplace harassment, and personal use of workplace technology (Social Media) Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation at Workplace: In the case that an employee does test positive for drug use, or fails a sobriety test, you need to decide what type of disciplinary action will be taken. Perhaps surprisingly, the consensus among most experts is immediate termination. “When someone is truly under the influence of something and…
Srivastava and Singh (1981) identified twelve factors which caused occupational stress such as Role overload, Role ambiguity, Role conflict, group pressures, low profitability, under participation, low status, responsibility for people, intrinsic impoverishment, strenuous work, poor peer relations and powerlessness. Non Work Stresses Besides the stressors prevailing in work setting, a number of non-work or off the job factors are the indirect sources of occupational stress. Models of work and…
Sexual harassment comes in different forms in the workplace and academic settings (Crooks & Baur, 2014). People can be met with unwanted sexual comments, demands, or advances (Lecture 3, 2011). The two types of harassment include: quid pro quo and “hostile or offensive environment”. Quid pro quo is where a person is given an ultimatum to comply with unwanted sexual advances in order to keep a job, get a promotion, or get a good grade (Crooks & Baur, 2014). A “hostile or offensive environment” is…
that is preventable. People who believe they have more power over another will use it to their advantage and take control of a victim, significantly damaging their-self esteem. This despicable act is becoming increasingly more common in schools, in workplaces, and in sports. As a child, being exposed to an incident of bullying has altered my perception. My view of bullying has changed, for the better, as I grew up. When I was twelve years old, an incident occured that would forever changed my…
why bullying of nurses in the Workplace environment needs to be corrected. The bullying of nurses in the workplace environment is a big issue in today’s society that needs…
Stress can be defines as feeling of strain or pressure. Since I work in a sales field, I come across stress more often than many others. I have experienced headaches, anxiety and once in a while apathy. When the workplace stress presents bodily or psychological harm to the employee, it can be viewed as negative. If employee is in constant stress related to job field, it can affect their productivity and not only the employee will view the job as negative, the employer might also feel its…