Job Stress

             >they have to learn to address and manage it. It can be argued.
             >that stress management plans must take "top priority" (Anonymous.
             >PG) if an organization is going to run.
             >smoothly and have the least amount of frenzied workers. The.
             >initial step in implementing such a stress management plan is to.
             >first identify the factors that are causing the stress, followed.
             >by establishing a plan of action and then putting forth the.
             >solutions. Indeed, without having a firm grip on what the.
             >problem actually is, solving it will be virtually impossible.
             >There are myriad possibilities when it comes to the various.
             >stress factors, including -- but not limited to -- a hostile.
             >environment; work overload; boredom; lack of communication;.
             >unclear job definition; no room for advancement; little or no.
             >input; schedule inflexibility; and personal problems.
             > When people are in the throes of work-related stress, these.
             >dissatisfactions manifest themselves in a number of recognizable.
             >ways; tardiness, excessive absenteeism and disability claims are.
             >just a few of the indicators that point toward stressful working.
             >conditions. "Occupational.
             >stress, which affects a large number of workers worldwide, is.
             >believed to be caused by ever-changing and hostile workplaces.
             >To reduce stress in the workplace, employers must preserve jobs.
             >and keep workloads manageable while.
             >workers must prioritize activities and refocus goals" (Veninga.
             >217). Other signs that are not as perceivable include a.
             >predisposition to headaches, lack of concentration, sleep.
             >problems, low morale, psychological disorders, cardiovascular.
             >disease, on-the-job injury, as well as a whole host of other.
             >conditions that are not immediately linked with work stress.
             >Substantial research has shown that an alarming one-fourth of all.
             >working people.
             >consider their jobs to be "the number one stressor in their.
             >lives" (Anonymous PG).
             > Linda Rosenstock, M.D., M.P.H., director of CDC's National.