The Pros And Cons Of Stress

Majority of us live a busy life. Our typical day start rushing, either to go to work, attend to our families, do house works, and accomplish unending chores etc. And ironically, after all the work we did all day, we finished it by planning the work we will do for the next day and rewarding ourselves with late night sleeps. We work so hard until we feel so tired and so stressed. Consequently, doing the same work every day in routine is a monotonic activity. We feel unchallenged, bored and stressed. Stresses we feel can be both positive and negative. Stress can provide motivation or spur creativity, while too much of stress can have negative consequences unless it is controlled. There are external factors beyond our control that can tremendously change or affect our perceptions and attitudes towards our work.

In the workplace for instance, the attitude of people who we work with; the untrained co-workers who are not skilled to do the job, the bad management policies, the unfair treatment towards employees, the unclear descriptions of roles and responsibilities of workers , bad working environment, and others could make our job difficult, stressful, and unproductive. And when we, as workers get the feeling of boredom, exhaustion, non appreciation of fellow workers or our superiors, then, anxiety and work stress problems build up. These negative feelings, could get the best of anyone, it may even affect our mental and physical health which can be a major source of violence. But these problems can be controlled by effective management strategies and responsible human resources. The management has the power and authority to create an environment which can affect workers. The managements can do several important strategies to