Every person who has ever worked has experienced workplace stressors at some point. Even if you enjoy your work, any job can be stressful at times. You might feel under pressure in the near future to achieve a deadline or finish a demanding task. But if professional stress persists, it may be debilitating and detrimental to both physical and mental health.
Read about symptoms of work stress, here.
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Common sources of workplace stressors:
Stress at work frequently coexists with particular circumstances. The following are a few typical sources of workplace stressors:
- Low pay rates
- Overwhelming workloads
- Few possibilities for development or advancement
- Uninteresting or unchallenging work
- Inadequate social support
- Not having enough influence on workplace decisions
- Demands that are in conflict or ambiguous performance expectations
Types Of Workplace Stressors:
There are several workplace stressors some of them are:
Work overload
Employees that have a lot to do and work long hours become exhausted and stressed. If your workload is too heavy, you should first concentrate on setting priorities.
Examine your jobs and projects, then arrange them according to due dates. What can I start doing less of, stop doing altogether, or do better?
Discuss competing deadlines, responsibilities, and overload with your management. Share your plan for handling them. When you are unable to overcome prioritising problems, ask for assistance.
Excessive Expectations
Demands that are unrealistic lead to intense dissatisfaction and even wrath. Take a deep breath if you are faced with obligations you know you cannot fulfil. What could enable the demand, you would ask?
Maybe you should give current initiatives a higher priority. Maybe you require more time. Inform your management of your concerns and make proactive suggestions for a new approach to achieving the desired result.
In the end, if you can’t change the requirements, do your hardest. Don’t berate yourself for not living up to unrealistic expectations. If you feel the urge to defend yourself, concentrate on the facts rather than your emotions.
Organizational change
Continuous organisational change is inevitable, but shifting personnel and altering their organisational structure or job descriptions run the risk of making things unpredictable.
Make every effort to fully comprehend any organisational change in which you are involved. Prioritize what the change means for the organisation as a whole before turning your attention to your position within it.
Make an effort to meet with your new manager if your management line has changed. Find strategies to let your prospective supervisor know about your qualifications and personal status. Inquire about the expectations, management style, and next actions of your new manager.
Last but not least, have an open mind and look ahead, not back. Change can be good if you focus on the opportunities rather than the challenges you think the new environment presents.
Ambiguity in careers and jobs.
Uncertainty might be brought on by a lack of a clear career path. A career plan can significantly change how you feel about both your current employment and your future career.
Spend some time considering the goals you have for your career. Describe your career goals. Create a learning plan for yourself after assessing your current knowledge. Pay attention to creating and keeping up a professional network.
Also contributing to uncertainty are poorly defined job duties. Contact your management if you feel that your job role has not been sufficiently defined. Share your comprehension of the position and seek clarification. Be prepared with suggestions that are proactive.
Lack of acknowledgment
When employees don’t feel appreciated, they soon lose motivation. Start by giving your work a serious evaluation if you don’t believe that it is respected and appreciated. Do you need to take any specific steps to make your work better?
Once you’ve decided it’s up to par, think about how others could see your work. It’s possible that you need to put more effort into explaining what you’ve done and emphasising its importance.
If quality or visibility are not the issue, management approach might be. Does your management place more emphasis on the bad than the good? Find ways to educate your peers on excellent practices and successful outcomes. When you achieve something you are proud of, congratulate yourself.
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