THE IMPACT OF STRESS AT WORKING ENVIRONMENT

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THE IMPACT OF STRESS AT WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Figure 1: Workplace Stress, (Corporate wellness magazine, 2021)


Workers' mental health is also harmed by workplace stress, with an increased risk of anxiety, burnout, depression, and drug abuse disorders. Stressed workers are more likely to indulge in unhealthy behaviors such as cigarette smoking, alcohol and drug misuse, and bad eating habits. Stressful situation can occur when an employee realize that requirement of a situation is larger than what they can handle and when those situations continue for longer period (Welford, 1973).


COMMON TYPES OF STRESS

  1. Acute Stress:-                                                                                                                                                                                       E.g.:- Emotional distress, Muscle tension, Headache, Back pain, Stomach upset


       2. Episodic acute stress
            E.g.:- Irritability, Unintended hostility, Relationship problems

       3. Chronic Stress                                                                                                                                                                                               E.g.:- Heart diseases, Damage nervous system 


WORK PLACE STRESSORS

    1. Physical: - 
    E.g.:-Noise, Poor lighting, Poor office, Work Layout and bad working postures

    2. Psychosocial:-
    E.g.:- High job demands, Inflexible working hours, Poor job control, Poor work design and structure,     bullying and job insecurity.

SIGNS OF STRESS IN TEAMS

  • Arguments between employees and employer
  • Higher staff turnover
  • More reports of stress
  • More sickness absence
  • Decreased performance
  • More complaints and grievances

SIGNS OF STRESS IN A WORKER

  • Take more time off
  • Arrive for work later
  • Be more nervous
  • Mood swings
  • Being withdrawn
  • Loss of motivation, commitment and confidence
  • Increased emotional reaction

CAUSES OF STRESS AT WORK

There are 6 main areas related for stress.

  • Demands: - are unable to cope with the demands of their occupations.
  • Control: - are unable to regulate the manner in which they do their duties.
  • Support: - do not receive adequate information and support.
  • Relationship:- are having problems at work with relationships or are being bullied
  • Role:- don't fully comprehend their tasks and roles
  • Change:- are not involved when a company undergoes a transformation


WORKPLACE STRESS RELIEF STRATEGIES

  • Redesign the work environment
  • Providing breaks and nap- times for employees
  • Employee involvement in decision and work planning should be improved.
  • Increasing the amount of time and resources available to complete specified work responsibilities
  • Job descriptions and employee abilities and qualifications should be matched
  • Creating a clear path for promotion and reward
  • Getting rid of physical dangers
  • Substituting with safer equipment and technology
  • Putting in place control mechanisms to prevent worker exposure to workplace risks
  • Encouragement of the usage of personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Providing training for employees
  • Routine health surveillance.


CONCLUSION

Employee health and productivity are harmed by workplace stress, which is a subtle and often-ignored element. It not only has an impact on employees, but it also has a big impact on a company's overall success. Employers should take steps to address this troubling issue in order to promote a better, safer, and more productive workplace.


REFERENCES


Corporate Wellness Magazine, 2021. Corporate Wellness Magazine. [Online]
Available at: https://www.corporatewellnessmagazine.com/article/workplace-stress-silent-killer-employee-health-productivity
[Accessed 30 11 2021].

 Welford, A (1973) Stress and performance, Ergonometric 16(5):567-575

Imtiaz, S. and Ahmad, S., 2009. Impact of stress on employee productivity, performance and turnover; an important managerial issue. International Review of Business Research Papers, 5(4), pp.468-477.



















Comments

  1. Thushara WattegedaraDecember 1, 2021 at 6:45 AM

    Workplace stress is a very dangerous silent and oft-neglected, factor that impacts employees' health and productivity. And also affects the workers but also contributes significantly to a decline in a company's overall success.

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  2. PrabathDecember 2, 2021 at 10:54 PM

    The study reveals that work environment stress has an impact on not only the physical and mental health of employees, but also on the quality of their job as well as revenue in the company (Sajid, et al., 2021). Interesting article thanks for shearing

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  3. Sanjaya BandaranayakeDecember 4, 2021 at 1:54 AM

    Good explanation. Work place is a burning issue but employers and management of organisations neglected or rather not given a proper concern. Employees stress management is a key factor of achieving organisational goals and the development of employees personal and professional life as well.

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  4. Sujeewa RupasingheDecember 4, 2021 at 8:29 PM

    Stress in work place is a burning issue to many and will be harmful to every stake holders. Addressing or extending support for employee to manage will have positive impact on business results.

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  5. N R Waduge. MBADecember 6, 2021 at 1:38 AM

    Work stress is a silent killer to all, if not managed proactively and not consuled properly. As you described organisation should play prominent role to control workers stress before it becomes overwhelming.

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  6. Kamal NayanarangaDecember 6, 2021 at 7:27 AM

    Having a job enhances a person's health and outlook on life in a variety of ways. However, many people experience so much stress at work that it overwhelms any positive advantages and even puts their health at risk. thanks for sharing

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  7. Sandya December 8, 2021 at 5:56 PM

    Managing stress in workplace is really important.people feel more motivated and committed to their work,
    morale is high,
    people work harder and perform better increasing their earning power
    people feel that they are part of a team and the decision-making process, so accept change better
    relationships, with managers and within teams, are better
    people are happy in their work and don’t want to leave
    line managers can outwardly show their duty of care. Many advantages. Really important article for all.

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  8. Eranda KumaraDecember 11, 2021 at 6:41 PM

    Workers who are stressed at work are more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors, such as cigarette smoking, alcohol and drug abuse, and poor dietary patterns. Healthier employees operating under manageable levels of stress will be happier and more positive, helping to maintain a strong, healthy workplace culture that's conducive to creativity and productivity. Less sick days: Stress is one of the leading causes of absenteeism in the workplace.

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  9. Asitha DDecember 12, 2021 at 7:51 AM

    Work life balance is important for employees to overcome job stress and enhance the job satisfaction. Having work life balance is supportive to improve job performances of employees.

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  10. Lakshmi BandaraDecember 13, 2021 at 3:08 PM

    High targets an organizational objectives with stressful work lord highly threat on employees’ mental health.
    (Pathirana and Kaushalya,2019)

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  11. Sachini MahaulpathaDecember 18, 2021 at 3:14 AM

    With the current pandemic situation, employees tend to become more and more stressed out due to the current way of working has unintentionally impacted on their work-life balance. It is important that the employers focus more on initiating programmes which help employees to manage work stress. This topic which you have picked up is a very practical one.

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  12. Shanaka herathDecember 18, 2021 at 7:56 PM

    Work place stress is employee burning issue. Employees can not concentrate there work properly.
    It is more important to manage work place stress. It is effect to organization work as well personal life health. Some of point which is happening work stress , Overloaded at Work, Harassment at Work, Unorganized or Messy Work Environments, Lack of Communication, Long Work Hours. This direct impact to employee turn over and absenteeism. It will impact to organization productivity and efficiency.

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