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II Choose three jobs from the stress league i n Exercise D. What do you think
makes these particular jobs stressful? Compare your ideas.

D Is your own job (or one you intend to do) included in the stress league?
Do you think it is in the right place? What about the other jobs in the
league? If your job is not included, where would you place it?

m Discuss these questions.

1 Do you like working under pressure? Why? I Why not?
2 What deadlines do you have to meet in your daily life? Which are the most difficult to meet?

See the DVD-ROM � 3 Why do people become workaholics?

for the i-G/ossary. W 4 How important is the working environment in reducing stress?

What are the main causes of stress at work?

Dealing with
stress [I ,.>)) C01.43 jessica Colling is Director of Marketing at Vielife, a Consultancy
that advises businesses on health at work. Listen to the first part of the
i nterview and answer these questions.
1 What three examples are given of things that make people feel under pressure at work?
2 What is resilience to stress?

II ,.>» C01.44 Listen to the second part. What can happen if you have to manage
stress for a long time without a break?

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It's difficult to say really what's a . _ . . . . 1 level of stress for somebody to feel at work.
The problem with that is that what one person finds really . . . . . .2 and it excites them to

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be able to do their job well, somebody else might find really, really . . . . . . ?. What we do
see is that actually a high level of continued . . . . . -'• can actually sometimes spill over
into feelings of stress.

IJ ,.>)) C01.45 Listen to the third part. What two examples are given of companies
being flexible in how they expect staff to work?
Watch the
interview on
the DVD-ROM. D ,.>» C01.46 Listen to the final part. What two reasons are given for why women
report higher levels of stress than men?

m Discuss these q uestions.

1 What is a good work-life balance for you? Is it easier for men than women to be a manager?
2 Is it important to have a certain level of stress in the workplace?
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