Worker stress , reason and its

control mechanism
Presented by:-
Jatin Ahuja(24)
Manvendra Anupam(31)
Mudasir mirza(32)
Sumit chawla(56)
What is work stress?
 Work stress is recognised world wide as a major challenge to workers
health and healthiness of the organization.
 NIOSH defines job stress as the harmful physical and emotional
responses.
 Job stress is faced by employees at every level of the hierarchy.
What causes work stress?
Poor working organization
Excessive demands and pressures.
 poor environment.
Unfriendly conditions at work place.
Unflexible working hours.
cont…..
Badly designed shift systems.
Lack of participation in decision making.
Unpleasant tasks.
 poor communication.
Symptoms and warnings signs of work
stress
Boredom
Anxiety
Frustration
Fatigue
Depression
Alienation
Anger/irritability
Physical problems (headaches, stomach problems)
Absenteeism
Effects of work stress
Increasing distressed and irritable.
Unable to relax and concentrate.
Difficulty in sleeping.
Feeling tired and anxious.
Serious physical problems such as
Heart disease, increasing blood pressure and disorders of
the digestive system.
Contd…..
Serious physical problems such as
heart disease, increasing blood pressure
and disorders of the digestive system.
Indulge in unhealthy activities such
as drinking,
smoking and
abusing drug.
Effects of work stress on organisation
Increasing abseentism.
Increasing complaints from clients and customers.
Impairing performance.
affecting staff recruitment.
Losses to organizations due to
work stress
 According to a study it would cost organisation $2 to $2.5 million to
change a top level executive.
 Replacing an average employee today costs between $3,000 and
$13,000.
 40% of labour turnover is due to stress.
 60 to 80% of accidents on the job are stress related and the
organizations are spending millions on their hospital expenses.
NIOSH approach to work stress
 Working conditions plays an important role in work stress.
 Better working conditions can reduce work stress.
 Balance between family and work can decrease work stress.
 Support of friends and colleagues further minimizes effect of work
stress.
Some interesting facts about work
stress
 A study found that 40% of the employees feel that their job is
extremely stressful.
 One fourth of the employee feel that their job is the number one stress
in their lives.
 45% workers reported that they needed help in overcoming work
stress.
 women are 60 percent more likely to suffer from job stress than men.
How to overcome work stress
If a job is too stressful then look for a new job.
Share your stress and problems with your close friends
and family.
“Nobody is perfect” remember this saying.
Maintain positive attitude.
Learn to reward yourself with little achievements.
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Cultivate allies at work .
Modify your job position if you are not ok with it.
Have realistic expectations.
 Case study
Poppy Castle had a secure job and what she thought was a happy home life. Her
husband then suddenly divorced her and moved to Australia, leaving Poppy
with a young child and a house with a large mortgage.
First Reaction
“When John (my husband) left me with a child and the house to pay for, my first
thought was to give up work. How could I cope with the stress of childcare and
all the household expenses by myself? I had a relatively secure job, and some
good prospects, but the wage wasn’t that great.
“My friends at work, though, told me to hang in there. They felt that because I was
good at my work, I should stay put and apply for whatever help I could in the
way of benefits, and so on.
“I took my friends’ advice, but I began to feel stressed at both home and in the
workplace. The financial pressure was getting me down.
“A chance for promotion then came up, so I applied for it. Everyone said I should
get it, but because of the stress I was under, I didn’t prepare properly. I also
didn’t pay enough attention to the questions at the interview. So, of course, I
failed."
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Threat of Redundancy
“Failure of this sort doesn’t do your self-esteem any good. Still, I had to get on with
things. My friends were a great help, and so was my manager. She told me that
there’d be other chances for promotion and I’d get there in the end.
“Then another problem arose in the form of redundancy. The redundancy was a
rumour, but the company was going through a rough patch, and job losses were all
that people could talk about. This upset me, because despite the promotion knock-
back, I was coming to terms with my life.
“The redundancy talk turned out to be just that - talk - but I could have done without
the rumours. I knew all this stress was beginning to affect the quality of my work. "
Workplace Stalker
“And then to add to my troubles, a guy called Peter from Accounts began hassling
me. One day out of the blue in the canteen, he asked if he could sit next to me. He
then said he wanted to go out with me.
“Another relationship was the last thing on my mind, and I explained this to Peter. But
over the next few weeks, he phoned me, emailed me, and came to see me at my
desk, trying to get me to go out with him.
“Frankly, the pressure of this on top of my financial worries, made me think seriously
about leaving work. In fact, in a moment of panic and stress, I wrote a letter of
resignation and gave it to my manager. "
Now what will you
suggest poppy castle
to overcome the
problem of stress ?
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Turning Point
“This was something of a turning point. My manager advised me to take a
day off and think carefully about what I was doing. She didn’t want me
to leave, and she knew that there was going to be another opportunity
for promotion within the next few weeks.
“I said that was fine, but I was stressed about Peter. My manager listened
to what I told her, and then said she’d see what she could do about
him. What in fact she did do was see Peter’s boss the next day. Between
them, they banned him from seeing or communicating with me at
work.
“After this chat, and once my manager had put Peter in his place, so to
speak, things started to look up. The promotion opportunity did come
again, and I did succeed the second time round. Things are still tough
financially, but with the support of workplace friends and my manager,
I’m much happier.”
 How you can overcome work
stress from our perspective
 Play your favourite sport.
 Listen to your favourite music.
 Visit a friend who has a great sense of humour.
 Go for a long drive with your girlfriend/boyfriend.
 Go to a amusement park with your family.
 Indulge yourself in gossiping and grapevine.
Games to overcome work stress

One of the fun filled stress relief games for groups is

'Who likes What'. In this game, first you have to decide
a category. It can be anything like movies, actors,
songs, games, etc. Now, each one has to write a list
consisting of their favorites in this category. Like if the
category is movie, write down ten favorite movies.
Once everyone is done, collect all the lists and mix
them in a bowl. Now one of you can be the leader, pick
one list and read aloud the list items. You have to
guess who's list this can be.
QUESTIONAIRE
1 – Never 2 – Rarely 3 – Sometime 4 - Often
Q1. Conditions at work are unpleasant or sometimes
even unsafe.
1 2 3 4
Q2. I feel that my job is negatively affecting my
physical or emotional well being.
1 2 3 4
Q3. I have too much work to do and/or too many
unreasonable deadlines.
1 2 3 4
QUESTIONAIRE
1 – Never 2 – Rarely 3 – Sometime 4 - Often
Q4. I find it difficult to express my opinions or
feelings about my job conditions to my superiors.
1 2 3 4
Q5. I feel that job pressures interfere with my family
or personal life.
1 2 3 4
Q6. I have adequate control or input over my work
duties.
1 2 3 4
QUESTIONAIRE
1 – Never 2 – Rarely 3 – Sometime 4 - Often
Q7. I receive appropriate recognition or rewards for
good performance.

1 2 3 4

Q8. I am able to utilize my skills and talents to the

fullest extent at work.
1 2 3 4
Good bye to stress…..