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Essay on Stress in the Workplace-2
More than ever before, business leaders agree that new approaches are needed to reduce the employee stress they see as a major drain on corporate productivity. The big question is how to accomplish this effectively and efficiently. Employee assistance programs, stress management seminars, exercise programs, smoking cessation, nutrition programs and other health-related activities have helped hundreds of thousands of employees to manage their stress levels. However, programs that focus only on changing employee behaviors or placing responsibility for stress management solely with employees are not enough. Solid research increasingly and clearly indicates that characteristics of the workplace are also critical. Some corporations produce employee stress just as surely as they produce products and services.
Stress is a pressure that is exerted on something, for example, a piece of metal, which causes the object to respond—the metal, for instance, may bend. The events that cause stress are known as ‘stressors’ (Fischer).
The term ‘stress’ is also used to describe the individual’s response to pressure. The response can be psychological and/or behavioral. How the individual responds to the stressor will depend on their personality, their perceptions, and their past experience. Some stress is necessary in that it assists us in achieving both work and personal goals. However, too much stress can make those goals harder to achieve (Bernard, 12-20).
People respond differently to stress. Some people function well under significant stress while others do not. A worker’s ability to cope with increasing workplace stress is also affected by the amount of stress they are subjected to from stressors outside of the workplace. Trouble at home may reduce their ability to cope with pressure at work. How well a person will cope with occupational stress will depend on (Hunnicutt, 40)
The extent to which they fell threatened by the stressor....................
