Job Stress Management: How Does Stress Lead to Burnout?
It is no secret that a workplace is a stress magnet. The workplace is often the top in the list of stressors for employees. Despite efforts to provide a stress-free environment, these are often overshadowed by a various stressors. Downsizing of the company means laying people off.
These are circumstances that are beyond anyone’s control. Downsizing may be due to financial problems or merging, which is often a benefit for the company. But terminating people may cause stress to the employees left behind. Employees build relationships with their colleagues then losing them for the benefit of the company causes emotional stress.
The remaining employees are in for two things. They will either be more stressed thinking about who will get laid off next or get stressed because they will share the remaining workload. Immense workload is one of the major causes of stress in the workplace. The employee may not be able to comply with the demands expected of him or her. This triggers the fight-or-flight response. Being subjected to time pressure often results to fatigue. Job stress is often the cause of occupational burnout.
Burnout is mainly characterized by exhaustion due to the draining of emotional or physical resources. It results from the disappointment of the workplace, oneself, or both. The most dedicated and motivated in their work are more likely to develop work burnout. These people have the tendency to see failure in delivering results in work as failure in life in general. This contributes to absences, tardiness, and entertaining thoughts of quitting. Occupational burnout is one of the reasons why stress is a major cause of turnover in companies.
Stress and burnout should be prevented and controlled in the workplace. Some scenarios may not be avoided, but a few measures should be taken to at least provide a good working environment. To avoid work burnout, the first step is to manage job stress.
Eddy Kong, certified behavioral consultant (USA) used to be a very stressed person. Just 5 years ago, he was exposed to behavioral management and has discovered many techniques to manage stress effectively. Now he is free from this mental torment. For more detailed instructions on job stress management, be sure to visit http://www.managingstresssecrets.com, and get your FREE 10-day mini-ecourse right now.
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