Last week we talked about 5 of the top 10 causes of stress in the workplace . Today, we'll talk about the other five: 👇
6. Co-workers:
Peer support at work can increase our resilience and engagement, in the opposite case or in tense environments, it could be a major cause of stress.
7. Occupational safety:
Organisations and leaders must also provide other levels of support, from managing the burden on their employees to good on-the-job training.
8. Work from home:
The pandemic has forced organisations to adapt their work policies to hybrid models.
This has certainly not been easy for companies and employees, as it has been found that this mode, where work boundaries can be easily blurred, is a major cause of stress.
9. Travelling on a daily basis:
Long commuting has been shown to interfere with daily life patterns by restricting leisure time and reducing sleep time.
It is important to emphasise that this is much lower, suggesting that a change in it is not the ultimate solution to reducing stress.
10. Other factors:
There are countless factors that could cause stress in our lives. Here are a few to consider:
- Poor working conditions
- Poor labour relations
- Lack of work-life balance
- Lack of organisational culture
IMPORTANT: Reducing stress in the workplace is both an organisational and a personal responsibility. We must take into account what things in our personality and emotions can make us more prone to stress.
Join us next week to find out what these traits are, and how to manage them effectively.
