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John More stresss is usually linked to more responsibility which usually results in a higher salary. It is your choice whether you are stressed or not. I have a friend who once was a highly paid but stressed out Buyer now she is a lowly paid, totally stress free dog groomer. We all have the choice. Fortunately I never suffered from stress and its simply a matter of control. If you are stressed, get another job. Regards Mick
I'd say that stress is relative. No one can make you stressed, but they can put pressure on you. Stress is your reaction to that pressure. Up until recently I've been stressed in each job I've had. Then I move to the next level and look back and the last job looks like a dream. Once you learn the above you can start to evaluate and improve how you react to pressure. Thus you can lower your stress levels.
Quite right. The only way to deal with stress effectively is to prioritise, and then deal with the occasional peaks. What you can't control you can't worry about, what you can control you deal with. I am quite senior, and I find that the things that stress me out are the proverbial curve-balls, the things you never expected. The other things you can predict and plan for if you choose to. Now if you really want stress try moving house
Responsibility is just one of the factors. The others (according to HSE-sponsored research) are: organizational function and culture, role in organization, career development, decision latitude/control, interpersonal relationships at work, home/work interface, task design, workload/work pace, work schedule. People don't always have a choice (it's also highly stressful to be unemployed) and employers increasingly have a duty of care not to cause illness related to stress, at least in some countries. Suffering or not suffering from stress is not 'simply' a personal choice one can take, given sufficient backbone or control: have a little sympathy - any more than an asthmatic can simply snap out of it when told it is often due to psychosomatic reasons.
I don't think anyone was suggesting that you can 'choose to not be stressed', Mick was merely suggesting that you can choose to not be in a stressful environment. I was making the point that stress is an internal reaction to outside stimuli and as such there are ways of dealing with it. Having had treatment for stress induced depression I feel qualified to comment. Then, of course, you have people who wear stress like a medal of honour. In many environments if you don't get stressed you are seen as not working as hard. This is of course poppycock and counter-productive.
building services is the most stressfull job on the survey?!?! war correspondent - duck the Ak47 footballer - media wont leave you alone 24/7 how about brain surgeon? - when you flock up, someone dies
Hummm, too much stress eh?, totally mind fried at 40, hair resembles your grannys, and you look like Ronnie wood, I'd change jobs, sanity and looks maybe an overiding factor
bottleneck the survey's not exaustive in that sense. obviously there's other jobs not to mention pets
??? How? A fair few unemployed people I've known and/or see around seem to lead a pretty unstressful life afaict - most of the time in the pub or the amusement arcade... House moves though - aaaah yes... All my CDs are now boxed, and so are both hifis. Back to a portable stereo - eeeugh! Roll on 12 June!
It depends on whether they want to work or not. As someone who was unemployed during the mid-eighties, I can tell you it's far more stressful than any of my employments. I know of individuals having nervous breakdowns due to all the free time they had to ponder over their perceived inadequacy. For free loaders (or parasites if you prefer), it's a different story.
Very Very true !! Before I was made unemployed I had a well paid, highish profile middle managment job.. and it was nowhere near as stressful as being out of work and having a mortgage, bills etc to worry about. Try having the threat of becoming homeless hanging over your head and then say it's not stressful being unemployed. As for more stress coming with seniority.. I'd say it's only halfway true and also very dependent on the type of industry you work in. As a telecoms support engineer, there are times when you are under a lot of stress. I'm talking everysecond counts type stress with senior managment barking for updates every minute or two. In comparison my managment job was far less stressful on the whole. I'd say in most corporations, the bottom level employee is the one put under the most pressure on a daily basis. Of course senior managment has different responsibilties and that can carry a lot of stress particularly if jobs are on the line with the decisions you make. GTM
